Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-01-27
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1t Is stated that fine brick building
OF three stories In height will be built
on the site OF the burned Weber block
In Ionia.
Mrs. Lewis Brown and daughter
went to Bedding Monday morning for u
few weeks visit with friends.-Luther
Observer.
b. K. Rckert, farmer In the town
ship Of Keene, has had his house con-
nected by telephone with the central
Office in Lowell, a distance OF seven
miles.
The heavy snow storms of Saturday
night and Tuesday seem to have been
general throughout Michigan, Ohio,
Wisconsin and other northern states.
1t was an old time blizzard and there
were blockades at many points.
The bloodhounds at the S. III. OF G.
seem to work all right as far as catch
ing prisoners is concerned. Ed. Hoag-
loand six-year man got away last
week but was with their aid back so
quick he never missed meal.
G The business men OF Alma, $50 strong
called in a body upon A. w. Wright,
acknowledged him to be a benefactor
to their town, thanked him for past
favors and asked that they be continued
in the future. In testimony of their
good will, they presented him with a
handsome chair. That's the kind OF
spirit that makes a successful town.
Judge Wells, once prominent in
Ionia county politics and a resident Of
Ionia, and later U. S. consul at Rotter-
dam and Glasgow, died last week at
the Battle Creek Sanitarium. For
several years he had been in business
in Oregon. He was at different times
prosecuting attorney and judge Of pro-
bate OF Ionia county.
The secret is out 1t was not the
Dingley bill that brought prosperity to
the county seat. 1t was the festive
tramp. The supervisors should not be
too hasty about building tramp house
on the public square at Ionia. They
might awaken some morning TO fiud it
in the back yard OF one of the justices,
doing duty as hennery.-Portland
Review.
At the present time in Portland
about $425 Is coming in from the cleo
trio light bills every month. The ex-
pense OF running the plant is about
1925, leaving fair profit. There is no
indication of the approach of any acct
dent by which more money will be
needed on the dam and the plant
starts the new year with the brightest
OF prospects. Several residences have
been wired.
Cedar Springs has post master
named Pitt" Skinner. Nothing
strange either in the Office or the name,
but the phenomenon lies In the fact
that Mr.. Skinner has held the office
since the beginning of the Harrison
administration in 1889, having passed
safely through four years of Demo-
cratic rule. He is staunch Republi-
can, but when the Democrats had a
chance to Gust him they couldn't agree
among themselves on candidate, con-
sequeutly Mr.. Skinner has continued
to hold the fort or more accurately,
the postoffice.
Perry F. Powers editor OF the Cad
lilac News and Express, and formerly
president of the State League of Re-
publican Clubs, is planning to leave
for Mexico next month to make a
thorough survey OF the economic and
industrial conditions in that republic.
When Mr.. Bryan begins to use the
material gathered on his recent visit
in support of his financial theories, the
Republican press OF Michigan will be
prepared through Mr.. Powers inves-
LEGATIONS, to take up the distinguished
Nebraskan's Mexican object lessons
promptly and vigorously.