Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-19
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Condensed
For Our Readers.

Belongs most affabe young ladies
was married on December 10Th To MIR.
f. w. Angus at Hood River, Oregon,
where they will make their future
home. We join her many friends here
in extending congratulations.
Messrs. Selleck & Staley, who are
cutting the timber on the Boltwood 80
southeast OF town, have about eighty
men employed in various capacities
and want more. Last week they
shipped 20 carloads of logs to the Hall
Mfg. Co. at Belding Portland OBJ
server.
Portland is soon TO lose one OF her
industries, the commode and cabinet
company's factory, which has never
been a paying investment and will be
abandoned. The plant is good one,
and the people of Portland are hoping
that some other concern will rent it
for manufacturing purposes.
On Saturday last the first cars were
run down the new spur, one an empty
for Hale & Sons, which was loaded
Monday, the other load OF iron for
the Beach Manufacturing Company.
This but marks the beginning of better
railway facilities for Lyons, and we be-
lieve 1t will not be long before the pas
seuger service will be extended into
the village Herald.
In replying to letter written him
by Lansing man last week, Charles
Wright, collector of the first district OF
Michigan, says that orders drawn by
the secretary OF a secret or beneficiary
society upon the treasurer must be
stamped, unless they are handed di-
rectly by the secretary to the treasurer.
If they go into the hands of third
person a two cent stamp must be af
fixed.
Royal j Dye and Miss Eva Nichols
were publicly ordained in the Church
of Christ at Ionia Sunday. Monday
evening they were united in marriage
and today they are to sail from New
York to the Congo Free State, South
Africa, where they go as missionaries
to the Balola tribe, at Bolenzi station.
Equatorville, 1000 miles up the Congo
river. Both are native Ionians, edu-
Gated expressly for the missionary
field.
A woman down in the southern part
of the state advertised for husband
early last spring She got him; he en-
listed and went away to Cuba, was
killed and she drew $4,000 insurance.
Besides that she caught on to pen
sion OF Sl2 month, and still people
can be found in this enlightened age
who say that it does not pay TO adver-
tise. This is what an expert would
term accumulative results OF adver-
tising.
The annual tax sale for Ionia county
of the delinquent taxes OF 1895 will be
held on the first Tuesday In May next.
The petition and list OF lands is being
published in the IoniaWeeklySentinel,
which gives notice that hearing will
be had at the February term OF the
circuit court why decree should not
be entered against the several pescrip-
tions of land, and requiring all persons
desiring to contest such taxes TO APP
pear on or before. the sixth day of
February and file their objections
thereto.
The Portland editors are certainly to
be envied by their less fortunate
brother wielders OF the quill. Mr..
Doremus OF the Review began by get
ting elected to the Legislature and then
was appointed postmaster which he
has held for four years. Last week
his partner, Fred j. Mauren, was
named by the president as his successor.
Lew Cutcheon OF the Observer Is a
stakeholder and vice-president OF the
Portland Mfg. Co., concern that pays
90 and 25 per cent. dividends and as a
materisl evidence OF prosperity has
purchased new cylinder press, engine,
and new dress OF type. They are first
class fellows and the BANNER hopes
their star of prosperity may never
grow dim.
The following is the reception com
mittee appointed for the Gridley club
banquet at Ionia: Judge F.D.M. Davis,
chairman; Grant Morse, Portland
John Butler, Dandy; A. j. Weippert,
Sebewa; j. w. Diamond, Odessa; John
Mick, Campbell; VIM Fitzgibbon, Bos.
ton; K. Patrick, Berlin; j. II. Rowe,
Orange; Fred Mauren, Lew Cutcheon,
Portland; j. o. Probasco, Muir; Hon.
w. ID. Place, Ionia; DR.. o. Il Long,
Easton; A. w. Knee, Keene; Major
Frank Il. Chase Otisco; b. +. Hall,
Will Ricaby, Chas. Wise, F. A. Wash
burn, G. X. Cowdin, Belding; Fred
Pitts, Orleans; William Porter Smith,
Ronald; DR.. f. S. Hoag, North Plains
lonia city, II. NJ. Amphlett, Fred Gals,
ID. G. Aelick, w. +. Soule, II. f. Spen.
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