Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-04-14
Midgets, Fairies and Butterflies.

day.
Don't fail to see the FAIRIES and
Midgets at the Opera House, April %
and %.
Mrs. Eva Blystone returned Monday
from Grand Rapids where she spent
Sunday.
The Belding Woman's Club will
meet Tuesday, April 10, with Mrs. G.
ID. Ellis.
Alderman II. l.. Page of the Third
ward returned from Charlevoix last
Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Reynolds entertained her
sister, Mrs. Chas. White, of CORTLAND
last week.
Mrs. Elmer VanWegen of Alma is u
guest of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Ezra Cole
Albert Swartz of Montcalm and
Amelia Knapp of Bedding were mar
rled last week.
Miss Wealthy Frye, who was visit
ing friends here last week, has returned
to Howard City.
Mrs. John Coles left Monday morn
ing to visit sister at Fenton who is
reported very sick.
Mrs. j. L. Cook who has been visit
ing her son, Brad Cook, returned to
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Fowlerville, Monday.
The Ladies Literary Exchange Club
will meet Thursday, April 2lst, at the
home of Mrs. Ed. Lamb.
M. J. Demorest left last night to join
his wife in Hoosaic, N. Y, and expects
to be gone several weeks.
Street Commissioner Foster has been
giving Main street its usual spring
cleaning and it looks much better.
Mrs. Luella X. Webster left this
morning for Detroit on business con-
nected with the order of the ID. of II.
j. II. Corwin has had a raise in his
pension from So to Sl2 month. 1t was
secured through Congressman Mesick.
Wait for the "Mystic Midgets" if you
want TO see the very best of the season.
Next week Friday and Saturday even
ings.
Will Sorenson, of Ionia, former
Belding boy, left last Friday for the
Klondike. He will stop for time in
Seattle, Wash.
Belden Rich, who has been sick, was
in the city Saturday for the first time
in several weeks, having been confined
to his home by sickness.
Mrs. II. @. Wilbur writes home from
New York that her sister, who she
went to see op account of her serious
illness, died last Saturday.
Mrs. G. d. Weter and Miss Roberts
were called TO Lenawee Junction near
Adrian Monday morning on account OF
the serious illness of a sister.
Potatoes are still coming in quite
lively this week and buyers have been
paying 5S and go cents. Wilson e. Co.
are paying 80 cents for wheat.
Mrs. Fred King and son have gone
to Chicago where she expects to reside,
Mr.. King having plenty of business in
the contracting and building line.
Edward Wagner has been hustling
around this week selling a map of
Cuba and the world combined. He
sold forty in one afternoon. They go
like hot cakes.
Geo. N. Shaw of Rockford and Chas.
Walling of New York state were in
the city Monday and Tuesday. They
were guests of N. Ross and other rela
tives in this vicinity.
The New State Telephone Co. was
granted franchise by the city council
Monday night TO set poles and string
wires in the streets and they expect to
begin operations in a few days.
Miss Myrtle Watson OF Cedar Springs
was in the city last Saturday and gave
instructions TO class OF several schol-
ars in music on the piano. Miss Wat
son is sister of Mrs. II. l.. Page.
New ads this week Wilson & Fried
ly, w. A. Chave, Morse, Locke &
Foote, Kingsley & Co., Holmes Bros,
w. /. Benedict, I. F. Ireland, Cornell
Bros, Reed 4 Holden, j. L. Webber,
and L. A. Carten.
The Ballou Basket Company since
the sale Of its property Saturday as
authorized by the courts and which
was bought in by w. ID. Ballou has
been re-incorporated under the name
OF the Ballou Basket Works. w. ID.
Ballou is president, M. +. Ballou vice.
president, j. T. Clemens treasurer, and
f. A Potter secretarv