Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13

Aunt Hetty ............ Kate DouBias Wissihs
Matrimonial Controversy ~. ............ Anon
Music
Monologue, Behind the Curtain .....,....
| ....................M Mrs Burton Harrison
Honor OF the Words Observation-Disclosures,
Adapted from Story by w. ii. H. Murray.
Leap Year Card .......... New York Mercury
Music. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ............t..
Pantomimic in Mute Language-(a) My Faith
Looks up to Thee; (b) Star Spangled Banner
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The apple trade in the Bedding mar
ket has been vigorous for the past two
or three weeks and still continues.
The warehouses of Wilson g. Co. have
been overlooking with fine fruit as also
have those OF the Weter-Wise Co. Car
load after car load have been shipped
and still the supply doesn't seem to be
exhausted. The Weter-Wise Co. are
buying and shipping large quantities
at Orleans and have about twenty men
employed in picking, packing and ship
ping. The farmers are realizing good
prices,
Edward Howard died suddenly at his
home in Grattan. Monday evening he
started to turn out his horses leading
them by the halter and shortly after
his wife noticed them feeding around
in the field with their halters on.
Mistrusting something had happened
him she made search and found Mr..
Howard about ID rods from the house
where he had apparently dropped dead.
| Mr.. Howard was respected resident
Of that town and member of the GA.
| r. of Rockford.
Arrangements are all completed for
a grand welcome and reception to the
soldier boys who have returned from
the war. 1t will be held Friday night
in the Opera House aud close with a
banquet in the dining-roon at Hotel
Bedding. The Bedding Shoe Factory
| band will open the ceremonies on the
street and parade and fireworks will
| be a feature of the occasion. Songs
and speeches and short talks by the
boys from the stage will form the pro-
gram.
Justice Chas. r. Foote had business
Monday morning in his court when AID.
Patterson and james Gregory were
brought before him for being drunk
and disorderly. They were run in
Saturday and remained in the cooler
over Sunday. Patterson was fined
$500 and costs or thirty days in Jail;
not having any filthy lucre he went up
until snow flies; but Gregory paid his
fine of $3.50 and costs and went forth a
| free man.
The Board of Supervisors are in ses-
sion this week at the county seat.
They have made the following appoint
ments: Janitor, James Curry, jr.,
Dandy; school examiner, Geo. Jordan,
Orange; superintendent of the poor, o.
@. Wright, Ionia; county canvassers,
James Cowman, North Plains; A. II.
Geek, Ionia; John Mick, Campbell.
All ladies of Good Will Hive, l.. O.
T. NJ. wishing TO attend the jubilee
meeting at Ionia, October 10, will
please hand in their names to the com
mittee on arrangements so that proper
conveyances may be insured. Will
also meet at $3.50 p. m. at the home of
Mrs. j. II. Luce, Chairman.
In about a week more the big factory
of the Bedding Hall Co will be in full
operation in every department and the
men are certain of long and steady
run. Factory b is still running on
stove-b boards and is just getting caught
up with orders. 100000 will be the
seasons record in that line.
The Opera House was we'll filled
Tuesday evening to hear the speech by
j. II. Whiting the silver candidate Tor
governor. 1t is safe TO say that his
vote will not be any the larger for his
visit here. The next speaker to come
here for that party it is stated will be
Tim Tarsney.
The Grand Chapter o. f. S. is in
session in Grand Rapids this week
Those in attendance from this city are
Mrs.T. Frank Ireland, Mrs. Thos. Can.
non, Mrs. M. "A. Chapman, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. b. Lapham, Mrs. A. L. Spen.
Ger. Mr.. Eta Mclaughlin and Mrs
Coville.
The internal revenue department de.
cided that the holders of an unstamped
} check may stamp it and cancel the
stamp that the check need not be sent
back to the maker to be stamped
This is common sense. The object OF
cancellation is to prevent reuse OF the
/ stamp.
Samuel A. Watt OF Saranac was In
the city Monday. He says politics In
: that section begins to warm up slight
! ly and that Republicans will all be
found in line on the state, county and
representative tickets on election day