Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-02
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Condensed
For Our Readers.

News From Here and There Condensed
For Our Readers.
The Long Lake camp meeting has
been set for August 4th to l4th.
The annual camp meeting of the
Grand Ledge Spiritualists' camp meet
ing will be given June 2S and continue
through August 2S.
j. Nj. Champion of Olivet college has
been appointed principal of the Pewa-
mo school, TO succeed j. NJ. Chapman,
who takes the Muir school.
Fruit growers say the prospect for a
large yield of all kinds of fruit this
season is very hattering. The peach
crop, especially, gives fine promise.
If Spain had Christopher Colum-
bus today, she would send him out to
discover some place where the Spanish
navy, army and government would be
safe.
The postmasters at Stanton, Lake
view and Howard City have received
notice that their salaries Will be raised
800 for the next fiscal year, beginning
July |.
what is the first commandments
asked a Greenville Sunday school
teacher of her young hopefuls, and the
reply nearly fioored her. Remember
the Maine," was what youngster re-
sponded.
Mary had Billy goat, its tail is sort
Of bent, and everywhere that Mary
goes the goat is sure to went. He fol-
sIs1ed her to school one day, which
made her hot as fire; for Mary rode
upon her wheel, and Billy ate the tire.
A maiden lady in this vicinity who is
altogether too thin in flesh TO please
herself, sent fifty cents to an eastern
advertiser who promised for that sum
to impart trustworthy Information as
to "How to get fat, and received this
reply printed on a postal card, buy
it Of the butcher.
Twenty-four egg men, who were in
terested in the Hager omulet, from
different parts of the state, have regis
tered at the hotel Miner in the past
ten days. Several did not register at
all, only staying long enough to catch
the next train out of town. The ma
jority of these dealers took out writs
of attachment or writs of replevin,
which are pending in the Justices
court.-Lake Odessa Wave.
Modern civilization has not yet made
up her mind what to do with the bach
elor. In France they try to saddle on
him the maintenance of orphanages.
But it is left to the Argentine Repub-
lie to grapple with the problem man
fully. There if bachelor refuses a
bona-hde offer of marriage he must
show that he has sufficient reasons for
declining it, or pay $500 into the state
treasury. 1t is safe to say that l.. w.
Holmes and Will Benedict will steer
clear of the Argentine Republic.
Mrs. Lyons, mother of the young
man who was here with Prof. Lucas,
was in the city today looking after the
unconscionable scamp. She says his
real name is w. w. Markle, and that
his home is at Belding Mich. The
lady says he is owing her son a years
salary, and left him without shoes to
his feet In addition to this he is ow-
ing her borrowed money. She says If
she could lay her hands on him, he
would be able TO tell what her palms
meant. His conduct has nearly crazed
Mrs. Lyons.-Elkhart Review.
The University of Michigan year
book for 1898, has been received. 1t is
valuable document for those inter-
ested in the welfare OF the grea; Mich
igan institution, contrasting all kinds Of
information in regard to the same. A
perusal of the list OF students shows
Ionia county to be represented by 2O,a
follows: Ebert j. Tower, Claude II.
Hathaway, Lewis Babcock, Walter f.,
Oxtoby. Charles G.. Grieves, George
Il. Pray Montgomery Webster, G..
Fred Grimmer, Janetta Il. Howard,
Ionia; Dean w. Myers, Jessie f. Tar
bell, Harry o ,. Probasco, Muir; Carl
Granger, Otisco; Carl Hoppough, Smyr-
ma; Nettie f.. Wagner, Mabel S. Spen-
Ger, Belding; Syra j. Smith, Portland
T. Letilia Thompson, Mary f.. Huhn,
Saranac; and Clara l.. Moon, Lake
Odessa.