Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-24
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Condensed
For Our Readers.


(, closes up shop and hies him away L
the green fields of the country or to Tia
watering places or to the mountain
and with no thought even of the NOR
row, refreshes himself in perfect peac,
nit.
: The Belding girl who gave he
. reason for wearing her stockings insid,
j. out was because 1t made her ankles
cooler to turn the hose on them, i,
probably IA story that originated in the
brain of some newspaper man who
was trying To manufacture copy
st. Johns Republicans: Mr.. and Mrs
+. X. Sturgis and daughter lvah, and
Miss Efiie Weatherwax are spending
the week in Belding. Lena Blank will
visit friends and relatives in Belding
until school begins. Miss Bess Brown
will visit friends in Belding three or
four weeks
Kansas newspaper gives the fol-
lowing reasons why engines are always
spoken of as she; "They wear a
jacket, an apron, shoes, hose and drag
a train behind them; they have "A lap,
need guide, ride wheels; they attract
men, are sometimes very contrary, and
ii takes man To handle them. -
Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell will give in Me-
Clure's magazine for September an
account of Lincoln's funeral-an event
alone in its kind, since almost every
man, woman and child in the north
was a personal mourner, aud people
stood day and night, in rain and shine.
along the railroad in an almost con
tinuous line from Washington TO
Springfield, to view the passing funeral
train and testify their veneration and
grief.
The sixty days for the payment OF
assessments I'm the Farmers Mutual of
lonia county, before insurance becomes
suspended, expires with the last day of
this month. With the prevailing dry
weather OF the present time, and con
member should allow his insurance to
become suspended by reason Of the
failure To pay the small amount of his !
assessment before the first day Of Sep
tember
If people would stop patronizing
every stray fakir that has something
to sell, and bestow their patronage |
upon reliable merchants, they would |
lind themselves much better oil at the |
end OF years time. The goods that
are brought into town by travelling |
venders and solicitors are generally |
made of the cheapest material possible
or are shelf worn. Give every install.
ment agent or travelling merchant the
cold shoulder and buy where you'll not
be swindled.-Ex.
The Nicksburg Commercial very per-
tinently says: I'VE always feel sorry
for girl who is stuck on fellow who
will spend dollar for ice cream and
chocolates and 50 for "a Sunday buggy
ks
Somehow we always see visions Of
barefoot children, frowsy headed
woman over washtub, tin cans for
dishes on the table and combination
OF corn cob pipe and a man in the
kitchen corner. The young man who
lives within his means while single,
usually has mean after he is married .
Miss Marie T.. Belliss, graduate Of
the lonia High school, also of the
Michigan agricultural college, made
a home visit last week. She returned {
to Lansing Monday evening to assume
q position in the Industrial school for
boys. She had been offered place ms {
assistant ia the blind school, which she I
declined, preferring the place in the
Industrial school. Charles johnson,
also OF the agricultural college, made v
lonla visit for week. He has the |
position of manager of the grounds, |,
green house and drill master Of the In :
iustrial school.
Peter Cool, Nottawa farmer, was
held up by tramps recently, "a revolver =
presented and ordered to hand over. n
QUICK as thought he kicked the revol- f
yer from the rascals hand, jumped |
rom his wagon, grabbed the weapon .
ana hurled il into the brush, and q
hand to hand fight ensued in which he
made things so uncomfortable for the
'ascals that they fled. Cool's vest was o
'lashed In two or three places evidently Il
Dy knife, but save few scratches and n
bruises, he was not otherwise injured, y
neither did he lose penny, although G
having something over $40 with him. u
a weather prophet whose opinions f.
IRE conceded To be good, says; THE st
irouth ia lonia county is getting more F
serious as the lack Of rain continues.
reports come in that the crops-corn, :,
'eans, potatoes. oats, etc, are suffering A
most north Of the Grand river, where x
here Is more sandy soil, while In the III