Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-22
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at liberty. His term expired at the
5 II. OF G. last Saturday.
Gilbert G.. Mcconnell of Rockford, an
old resident of Kent county, died Sat
urday. He was brother.in-law of ii.
b. Murdoch OF this city and also had
other relatives here.
Darwin, the man who attempted 10
shoot his wife at Smyrna, was convict
ed In the circuit court and was sem
fenced by, Judge Davis to six months
in the house OF correction.
Miss Maggie Card, who has been
employed about two years in the Bel
ding silk mills, is home for visit
She is looking well and says she likes
her work.-Big Rapids Herald.
The reception rendered Prof Marvin
and wife at the Baptist church last
evening was largely attended and II
very pleasant affair. Mr.. and Mrs.
Marvin were presented with fine
easy chair aud valuable parlor tea
set.-Sparta Sentinel,
Jesse G.. Wilbur returned Monday
from "A trip north, having spent week
In the interest of the Bedding Shoe Co.
among customers. He combined IA few
hours of pleasure while away and
landed 70 trout which he brought home
and divided with his neighbors.
Mrs. Fred G. Moys and daughter,
Adelaide, of Cripple Creek, Colorado,
arrived in the city Monday for an ex-
tended visit with her aunt, Mrs. Har-
riet l.. Brown, and other relatives.
Mrs. Moys was IA member of the first
graduating class Of the Bedding high
school.
Mrs. II. II. Gooding received the sad
Intelligence ofthe death OF her mother,
Mrs. Henrietta Marble, at West Bloom
field, N. y. Sunday. She was 81 years
old Mrs. Gooding left Monday after
noon for the old home to be present at
the funeral aud will remain several
weeks.
Levi A. Burhans, school commits
sioner-elect, graduates from the liter
AIRY department of the state normal
tomorrow Mr.. Burhans completed
his regular work last February and
since that time has been taking special
work He enters upon the duties OF
his office July Portland Review
Deeds OF right of way for the Grand
Rapids. Bedding * Saginaw railways,
% deeds in all and covering property
sold To the company for total OF
IS 7S3 90 were recorded Tuesday al
the office OF the register of deeds in
Grand Rapids The property was in
Lowell, Grattan and Vergennes town
ships.
In the re.adiustment of salaries for
the various postofiices Of the country
postmasters at Bedding and Portland
get an extra hundred dollars, while
Iona drops back notch. Belding and
Portland are the only Offices in the
county thus raised. All others, except
Gonia, remain the same as last year.
AS the adjustment of salaries is based
on the amount of postage receipts this
is another encouraging sign of i'm
! proved business conditions.
The recent decision OF the supreme
court in reference to tax titles should
cause people to be very careful In pur
) chasing land from party who has ac
! quired his supposed title to 1T by state
tax deeds. In the case just decided
the tax title shark gave quit claim
; deed of property he had acquired
through tax sales, but soon afterwart
the courts set aside the tax title and the
innocent purchaser sued the shark lo
the money paid for the deed, but the
supreme court says he cannot recover
: what he paid him. Tax titles, ta>
deeds and claims based upon them
SO say the courts, are but very little
protection to purchasers.
Jesse Hall president Of the Beld1ng
h Hall Mfg. Co and A. f.. Hill OF Chi
e cago, }. c. Lilly, Morris Rose aud l.
Weitzer of New York have been in tn
; city this week. The two latter gen
. temen are customers OF the Belding
: Hall Company in New York City anC
handle many thousand of their refrig
: orators every year. Mr.. Rose has sol'
a already 1000 for the firm this year AM
! might have disposed OF 1000 NOR
could the order for them have bee
: filled. Mr. Hall states that usual.
! from three TO five thousand boxes ar
9 left in storage here when the shipping
o season closes, but this week there vii
n not be over one hundred on hand will
!, orders for many more already received
which cannot be filled.