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guest of Belding friends this week.
DR.. j. G.. Just of Coral was in the
city Saturday on professional business.
A. l.. Pond, who has been the guest
of Miss Maude Weter has returned to
Detroit.
Mrs. Levi Loveland returned TO
Ionia Tuesday from visiting friends in
this vicinity.
E. w. MINER of the Ionia volunteer
military company is in town this morn
ing enlisting recruits.
Three convicts attempted to dig
their way out of the Ionia prison Tues
day night but were foiled.
Mrs Jennie Palister, of Bankers,
New York, is in the city visiting her
sister, Mrs. George Parslow.
The Bedding Woman's club will
meet with Mrs. DR.. Coville Tuesday
afternoon, May IL, at = o'clock.
The opening dance of the season will
be given at Pine Island lake hall, Fri
day evening, May 20. Good music.
VIM. Richard was out and down
town Tuesday for the first time in six
weeks. He had a serious spell of sick
ness.
T.. Frank Ireland left last evening
for Illinois, being called there on ac-
count of the serious illness of his
father
Lorinda and Lucinda Harrington are
visiting their cousins in Charlotte.
They went last Friday to remain for
some time.
II. l.. Page and wife were visiting in
Saranac over Sunday. Mrs. Page has
been in Cedar Springs and Grand Rap
ids this week
Mr.. and Mrs Jos. Cobb entertained
last Saturday. her brother, Jos. Curtis
and wife of Ionia. also Abe Huff and
wife of Greenvile.
The Ladies' Literary Exchange club
wall meet Thursday, May 10, with Mrs
Clarence Bond. Every member is re-
quested to be present
Miss Agnes Spencer and Mrs. Will
Ricaby left for Ann Arbor this morn
ing to attend the great May music fes-
tival held there annually.
f. b. Lapham left Tuesday for Port
Huron to attend the grand lodge of
the knights of Pythias as the repre-
sentative of Fortuna Lodge No. 100.
New ads this week: C. Eddy & Son,
Connell Bros, w. L. Hall, G. Condos,
Holmes Bros, w. /. Benedict, Il. +.
Ireland. and Thos. A. Carten, of Ionia.
Rev, O. J. Golden attended the Lans-
ing District and Ministerial Lay Asso-
citation in Alma this week which was
held their Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mr.. Avery of Grand Haven, owner
of the brick block opposite Hotel
Bricker, is having extensive repairs
made. A new gravel roof is being put
on by }. II. Waldo.
M. j. Demorest and wife returned
Monday from Hoosaic, NY, they hav-
ing made visit to her old home, re-
naming six weeks. Mr.. Demorest
also visited Boston during the time.
The latest army movement is con-
centrated movement all along the line
TO begin aggressive operations on "a
big scale for the eiectment of the
Spanish troops and government from
| Cuba.
Fisk Bangs was called to Ionia Tues
day to testify in the case of Hale VS..
Spencer. His testimony was in the
nature of photograph of the property
in question which he kodaked for the
purpose.
The item last week in our contempor-
airy across the way regarding a stone
crusher was made ridiculous by the
fact that the city council had at a
meeting held several days previously
voted to purchase one.
"Old JEFF is dead. JEFF was Geo N.
Crippen's dog, an animal which every
body in this vicinity knew. He got
old and decrepit and George had him
removed as humanely as possible and
given a christian burial last week.
The ladies OF the Eastern Star had
arranged for little banquet to follow
their regular meeting last Tuesday
evening. The speech at the Opera
House conHicted somewhat but it was
held just the same after that had con
cluded.
Will Pollock will take the position
in the City Shoe Store made vacant by
the enlistment OF Robert Mclaughlin,
Mr.. Pollock has been with l.. G.
Crothers in the Hotel Bedding barber
shop for three or four years and is d
first class young man.
Frank A. Cell was in the city last
week and made arrangements to move
back to his old home. Six weeks age