Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-15
Last Sunday was the day the Odd

{ and decorate the graves OF ueceaseu
members. Services were held In their
hall In the afternoon at which there
was good attendance OF members.
DIR. l. S. Morris was To have made the
address but was called away on pro-
fessional business and Rev. Quick was
invited on short notice to take his place
and talk for short time TO the lodges.
He made very appropriate and I'M
pressive remarks and at the close the
members repaired to the cemetery and
decorated the graves Of the deceased
members with flowers.
An aggregation OF Mexicans with a
half dozen or more female base ball
players, travelling in special car,
came into the city Monday and attract
ed quite crowd. The ball players
were styled the Boston Boomers and
played game with our local team on
the grounds. Two or three Of the girls,
il is said, were quite athletic and could
throw, catch and bat equal To the aver
age player. They lost the game by
Il score OF 22 to IL. One OF them made
IA home run on a big hit They were a
coarse lot. The Mexican band wore
the native costume with sombreros and
serapes. The tent show was tame
affair.
Martin 5. Green was brought before
Justice Lapham Tuesday on warrant
charging him with neglecting to sup
port his family, consisting of "A wife
and one child. Deputy Sheriff Fales
arrested him in Grand Rapids where
he has been living with his daughter.
Mr.. Green is an old soldier and stated
that he was willing to provide "A home
for his wife and child as soon as he was
able but objected To having "a house
full of other people to help support.
After thorough investigation he was
discharged from custody and he return
ed to Grand Rapids.
The Royal Circle held very enjoy
able meeting at X. p. hall last eve
nlng at which quite number of in
vited guests were present. Mrs. John
son who organized the society was also
present and a fine program was pre-
sented. Refreshments of cake and ice
cream were served. The social num-
bers about 59 members and is social
and beneficiary organization. Mrs.
Harry Lamb Nettie Haseltine, Ada
G. Rogers, Edna Johnson, Minnie Luce
and Joe Il. Berry had parts in the pro-
gram.
Brnton +. Hall returned from Wis
consln Tuesday where he had been on
u business and pleasure trip combined.
| He and his brother, Jesse, angled in
some Of the numerous lakes in the
vicinity where they were dong bust
ness and II pound muskalonge seized
the bait which they succeeded in land
ing. Brinton brought the big fish
home and exhibited it TO his friends
which indeed was a fine one and evil
dence OF true fish story.
Geo. Krick, son Of Levi Krick, died
Sunday at the home OF his parents.
| aged % years. He returned from Da-
kota last April with symptoms of con-
sumption and recently he was visiting
some relatives in Stanton, Ionia and
other places and contracted severe
cold which caused pneumonia. Fun
eral was held at the house Tuesday
afternoon. Quite number OF Macca-
bee members were in attendance. Rev.
a. O. Carman oficiated
The white bull dog belonging to the
Chase Construction Co. gang of work
men met with quite an experience
well seventy feet deep at Smyrna which
is stoned up upon the sides After two
hours work he was pulled out by get
ting wire around his neck, and al
though pretty well exhausted seems to
be good for long life yet.
NJ. j. Prall has begun work at his
brick yard and will soon be turning
out lot OF moulded clay. He will
burn several kilns The brick bust
ness has been at a standstIll here for "a
few years, but now the demand is be-
coming active and Mr.. Prall is getting
ready to meet it with a fine quality
from his clay beds which are seeming
| ly exhaustless.
a new iron bridge will soon take the
place of the old wooden one at the
upper river crossing. A couple of
months ago it was condemned and
only foot and wheel passengers have
used it since. The Massillon Bridge
Co. secured the contract for the new
one at cost of 81, 500
Il. A. Ryerson met with serious
accident at factory b Monday. A pile
Of lumber fell on him bruising him
severely. DR.. Ferguson was called to
attend him and reports that no
bones we're fractured. His injuries
will lay him up for some time.
|. M. Poucher and Mrs ID. G. Craw-