Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-05-05
DR.. G. A. Munich is at Hotel Bedding

John Lewis, of Greenville, was in the
city shaking hands with his friends,
Monday.
Miss Maudc Maxson, of Greenville,
was the guest of Miss Cora Holmes
yesterday.
w. |. Benedict has opened the soda
water season at his drug store with
his big fountain.
Miss H. f. Powers new millinery
adv. this week makes interesting read
ing for the ladies.
VIM. Staley, of Collins, was guest
of his daughte Mrs. H. l.. VanBen-
schoten, over Sunday.
Regular meeting of Doric chapter,
o. E. s., Tuesday night, May 10th.
Initiation and banquet.
Mrs N. j. Mclaughlin occupied the
pulpit of the Congregational church In
Howard City last Sunday.
Postmaster Connell will refund the
difference to those who paid the ad-
vanced rates for box rents.
w. Lee Cusser is the proud possessor
OF "a fine girl, born Saturday. Father
and mother both doing excellent.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Bishop spent
Saturday and Sunday with friends at
Ionia, Mrs. Bishop remaining until
Tuesday evening.
Messrs. Spencer & Moulton have
leased room in the Spicer block to
be fitted up as headquarters for their
wall paper business.
Robinson 81 Hudson and several
other of our business men are talking
OF putting in acetylene gas plants for
lighting their stores.
b. f. Harrington has taken the
names of two young men who are ready
to enlist and they have been sworn in,
VIM Ing and VIM. Hills.
Z. f. Chapple has been in Orleans
several days this week buying beans
for shipment from that station. He
loaded over 200 bushels.
Geo. W. Smith has moved out of the
hotel into Henry Humphreys house.
Mr.. Tucker vacated it and moved into
Mrs. Abijah Richs house.
DR.. Geo. A. Stanton left this morn
ing for Detroit to attend the state
medical association, he being mem
Der. He expects to remain over Sun
day.
New ads. this week: w. +. Bricker,
Robinson & Hudson, Miss II. L. Power,
Kingsley & Co., w. |. Benedict, T. f..
Ireland, Bedding Savings Bank, Thos.
a. Carten, Ionia.
The Portland Review looks simply
charming in its new spring dress. The
Mancelona Herald would do we'll TO
look out for its laurels as the best
printed country newspaper.
DR.. p. Coville wants to go to the war
in the capacity of surgeon and has
made application to VIM. Alden Smith.
A dozen other applicatins are also in
from Grand Rapids and other places.
G. Condos, the Greek candy mer-
chant, set his soda fountain to running
last week and this week he opens his
ice cream parlors for the season. He
says he uses all cream in making ice
cream.
ATTORNEYS |. L. Hubbell and II. J..
VanBenschoten were in Ionia at the
opening of the circuit court, Monday,
and Oscar Day, Henry Clay and Lee
Stall obeyed the summons to appear as
jurors for the term.
Prof. L. Denny is located at Hotel
Bedding for week. He is an expert
chiropodist and can remove corns,
bunions and warts scientifically with
out pain and guarantees permanent
cure. Consultation free.
Rev Geo. Harris OF Carson City was
a guest of II. A. Waldron, Tuesday
He was on his way to Lowell. They
were comrades in the army. Mr. Har'
ris delivers the Decoration day address
at Breckenridge, May 30
Daisy Moore is circulating a sub
scription paper asking aid to assist
her in getting an artificial limb. The
money so raised is placed in the hand;
of Chas. Brown that it may go for the
purpose it is intended by the giver.
The real estate agency of Chas
Brown has been doing considerable
business In selling real estate the past
week. He sold forty acre farm il
Montcalm county for $500, one OF eighty
acres in Orleans for Sl,500, twenty-five
acres in Orleans for 500, and three
} houses and lots in this city for $1,000