Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-16
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Condensed
For Our Readers.


The Colonial Club Minstrels will
give bigger show than ever Feb
ruary %.
The wife of Rev. A. p. Moors,
former M. e. pastor in Ionia and we'll
known here died in Ovid last week.
1t is rumored that the Hon. Thomas
Jones and family are coming to Beld-
Ing to reside. They will be welcome
addition to the business and social cir
cles Of the city.
Elias Parney has had three separate
attacks of the grippe within the past
six weeks, which has laid him off from
work, and together with the DOCTORS
bills he will have to pay, the sickness
will cost him about $50.
/ Don j. Leathers at one time IA
wealthy citizen of Grand Rapids died
at Tallahassee, Fla, where he had gone
for his health, last Monday. He was
prominent in Republican politics dur
ing his days of prosperity
The body OF ID. T. Root, father of
Ernest Root, arrived here Wednesday
from Chicago and was taken TO the
Otisco cemetery for interment. The
deceased was nearly ninety years old,
and came to Otisco in 1874
Married, at H. p. Olsen's residence
in Belding, February l4th, 1899, by
Rev. Ole Amble of Gowen, Mr. Ludwig
christian Madsen, OF Sidney township,
Montcalm Co., to Mrs. Johanna
Jacobine Anderson, of Bedding.
DR.. Geo. Z. Booth, one of the pro-
inoters OF the chemical engine company
organized in tins city several years
Ago and for which the present shoe
factory building was erected, died at
Si;s home in Muskegon, January 80,
aged So years. s---''s
Our wood and coal men have been
kept exceedingly busy during the past
two weeks, filling orders for fuel-when
the wood gave out consumers would
turn to soft and hard coal, in fact,
there were several days when no WOOD
was to be had and the situation was
serious. Several teams were kept busy
on Sunday last, delivering fuel to
those whose supply was entirely
exhausted.
The st. Luke's hospital at Niles
seems to be under cloud as DR.. Chas.
w. II. b. Granville, the president, was
arrested Tuesday on a warrant sworn
out at ST. Joseph by Mrs. Banks of
South Bend, who charges him with
bigamy. ST. Luke's hospital is the
institution that is alleged to have
medical diplomas to dispense at prices
ranging from 81 TO SO, according TO the
quality Of the paper used.
This zero weather is freezing the
grip" recently emarked physician
to whom it has become apparent that la
grippe has for the presentrun its course
IL has claimed as its victims during the
last few months good share of the pop
ulation, but it is noticeable that the
number of cases has gradually de-
creased the past week. Grippe is slow in
disappearing and the number afflicted
even now is by no means small.
Every town has its chronic grum-
bier. 1t makes one tired TO hear that
one particular class that spread them
selves on street corners and always
have an unkind word for their town,
its schools, churches ana various bust
ness enterprises. Then listen, they
crown their remarks with JOY to their
own pent up feelings by eulogizing the
other towns around, no matter how in
significant any of them may be in COM
parison TO the one they live in.
Messrs. f. II. and f. A. Totteu, OF
this city, have been engaged to give an
entertainment at Cook IS Corners lyce-
um hall, Saturday evening, Feb. 10Th,
under the auspices OF the People Lit
erary society of that place. The enter
tainment will consist princlpal oil
selections Of "a gramophone, inter
/ SpGEoGu VIII uulhOiOhS ItClbdblOho luh
select readings. Every body are invited
to come and hear the wonderful talk
ing machine. Satisfaction guaranteed.
/ Admission 10 cents.
At the Republican caucus for North
Plains township G.. +, Stone was elect
ed chairman, +. j. Barker, clerk, aud
/ a a ~ f..I1
The delegates elected to attend the
county convention are: +. j. Barker,
.. G. Townsend, j. A. Tabor, L. II.
Clark, II. w. Grove, II. NJ. Brown. A.
G. Strachan, Simon Newhouse, G.. T..
Stone, DR.. +. 5. Hoag, Byron Brayton,
Oscar knight. The delegation Is solid
for w. II. Gill for the nomination for
county school commissioner.