Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-07
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The Ionia street fair takes place
Sept. 10 to % inclusive. More fun to
the square inch than was ever shown,
is guaranteed. See their ad. on last
page.
1t is stated that the Kansas farmers
refuse to turn out To listen To anti
Iexpansion speeches. They are too
| busy expanding their pocket books
with the results of Republican pros
perity.
Daisy b. Huber was married last
week in Grand Rapids to Chas. Clark,
Miss Huber will be remembered here
as Daisy Moore. Her husband has a
fine position in one of the leading dry
goods stores there and the couple have
gone to housekeeping already at No.
40 Clancy street.
Mr.. Dixon, formerly of Belding, Is
fitting up his laundry on North Sec
ond street, in the Engleman block.
An entire new outfit Of machinery has
just arrived, including an Olds' gaso-
line engine, and improved washing
machines. Mr.. Dixon says he propos-
es to do frst-cass work and will be
ready for business sometime the com
ing week.-Ionia Sentinel.
The Fiftieth Annual Fair of the
Michigan State Agricultural Society
is to be held at Grand Rapids, Septem.
Der 18th to 29th. The annual fairs OF
the society have been uniformly good
exhibitions of the material interests of
the state and we understand that the
officers are putting forth efforts to
make this the banner fair. A fine pre-
MUM list has been issued and a num-
ber of special attractions are promised
which can be seen free every day of the
fair.
A circular has been issued from the
internal revenue department, abso-
lutely prohibiting banks from atfiXing
stamps to checks unstamped when pre-
sented, under penalty of being report
ed to the U. S. district attorney for
prosecution. When the law went into
effect instructions were issued by the
treasury allowing banks to affix stamps
in order to prevent the necessity of
returning checks issued by drawers
ignorant of the law, but now it is con-
sidered that all should be familiar
with the law, and the recent circular
revokes such permission. If you wish
TO avoid trouble refuse to accept a
check that does not bear the revenue
stamp.
The silverware found by the railroad
section men one day last week in a heap
OF rubbish one mile north OF Mcbride,
has been positively identified as that
stolen from the residence of John w. S.
Pierson in this city two years ago last
May None OF that recovered, now
ever, was sterling silver, the thieves
having sorted out all the solid ware and
leaving only the plated ware in the rub
bish heap. 1t is very evident that the
: thieves reside in the vicinity of Nc
Bride as everything indicated that the
silverware had been placed in the heaI
ofrubbish only a few weeks. Mr., Pier
son reclaimed a number of pieces of the
ware that were marked and had beer
the property Of the family for years
and the remainder he gave to the sec
0 tion men for their trouble. He says /
the thieves will return the solid ware NJ
questions will be asked.-Stanton Clip
per. 1t is quite probable that thes'
o chaps are the same who committed
burglaries here two years ago.