Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-14
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has resigned his position. He got
drunk.
The summer meeting OF the Michigan
State Press Association will be held at
Muskegon, July 1920.
The village Of Portland has fully
decided to have "A sewer system at an
estimated cost of $3,675.
The twenty-sixth annual reunion of
the Twenty. first Michigan infantry will
be held in Ionia, October q.
Webster Warren OF Sebewa, formerly
deputy county treasurer, is now assls-
tant cashier in the Sunfield bank.
The telephone war has opened up
anew in Ionia. The Bell Company is
making rate OF 5000 per year for res
idence and $2l for business places with
one phone free at residence of business
patron.
John ID. Snyder of Ionia former
resident of Otisco aged 63 years died
last Thursday and was buried in Otisco
Sunday. Mr.. Snyder was the father
OF Mrs. Geo. Stout. The deceased was
living with son.
At the annual school meeting held in
Portland Monday night, the free text
book proposition was rejected and also
the district voted not to come under
the uniform law. This leaves the dis
trict under the old law as all districts
in the state should be.
Secretary Terriff has had an excel
lent likeness painted of Miss Blanche
Crib, who, up to the time of her
death, was in the employ Of the Port
land Manufacturing Co. 1t was made
by Artist Thorp, of Jackson, and will
be presented to Miss Cribb's parents. -
Portland Review.
Two Irishmen met in the city few
days ago and one of them said: 81
went home to my humble dwelling to-
day and found me poor wife In bed
with cerebro spinal menengitis. y
''Howly mother of Mosesp' exclaimed
the other, why didn't you shoot the
bloody Spaniard portland Observer.
Otis Tryan, of Kiddville, who came
to Portland two weeks ago determined
his daughter who had been residing
with Mr. and Mrs. Thos Turner should
accompany him home, has changed his
mind and enters into contract with the
Turner'S, whereby the girl is to remain
with them until she graduates from
view.
The annual camp meeting of the
Methodist Episcopal church for the
Lansing district, will be held at Long
Lake, Ionia county, from Aug. to IA,
inclusive. The religious services will
be la charge of Rev. WIN. Puffer, p.
f. A remarkably strong program
will be presented and many talented
persons will participate. A large at
tendance is desired. Address all com
munications for information to the
secretary, Rev. C.M. WEIGH, Sheridan.
Prosecuting Attorney Chaddock has
made his report to the attorney general
for the first six months Of 1898, ending
July !. The report makes an excellent
showing, there being 1872 convictions
out of 204 prosecutions, while the total
of cases authorized by him is only
about half the usual number, some
thing the county can congratulate
itself upon. Out OF the above number
of cases l46 we're tramps and DRINKS.
Prosecutor Chaddock is the right man
for the place
Hog cholera has shown itself in its
worst forms, quite near our village,
and has wiped out in two days one OF
the finest droves Of hogs that could be
found around. 1t would be well for all
our farmer friends to take some means
to keep the disease from the hogs.
We are told that feeding lots of sui
phur to the hogs is splendid prevent
alive, and it may be we'll to try. We
will be glad to publish anything sub
mitted to us that may help to en-.
Tighten others with regards to hog
cholera Lake Odessa Wave.
Adam Markle is in jail charged with
using indecent language before a
female, and his examination is set for
Wednesday. r. A. Hawley endeavored
to obtain Markle's release today on
habeas corpus proceedings, claiming
that the law under which the man il
arrested is unconstitutional. This law
was enacted by the last legislature and
is good one. 1t makes it misde
meanor for any person to use indecent,
profane or insulting language before
or in the presence Of a woman or child
and provides fine OF as high as 800 OF
80 days in case OF conviction. Justice
Hutchinson held the law all right in 9
case few days ago and today Judge
Davis also sustained the act, so thai
the supreme court can be appealed
to il IL is so desired .-Ionia Sentinel.