Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-05-24
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Condensed
For Our Readers.

For Our Readers.
Today, May Oath, is Queen Victoriai
birthday.
The apportionment OF state primary
money gives Belding 1880 on basis o
760 children.
The BANNER has an elegant line o
samples of commencement programs
See them before you order.
Portland has secured the best rail.
road arrangements for her band tour
nament of any yet held. The Belding
City Band will go. June 9th is the
date.
The BANNER has been placed under
obligations to auditor general Dix for
copy OF the tax law up-to date, with
references and citations from Michi-
gan reports.
Maggie Bishop, the Sebewa township
girl, who charged her father with rape
The was cleared in COURT now owns up
that she lied and says her mother COM
PEELED her to make the charge. A bad
lot.
Sheridan Advertiser: Arthur Jones
and family Of Belding, visited his par
ents, w. III. Jones and wife, over Sun
day. Claud Billings has gone to Bel
ding to work. Jennie Jones is visiting
in Belding.
Admiral Dewey and wife will be in
Grand Rapids, June IL. Great prepar-
ations are being made by that city for
the day and the occasion will be one OF
the greatest of the season and one
long to be remembered.
Some people may keep their light
hidden under a bushel, but most OF
them think that they are whole elec-
trio light plant, and that If they should
leave town for while the entire COM
munity would be shrouded in darkness.
Railroad improvements continue in
and around Belding by the Pere Mar
quette. They are now cutting off about
20 feet of the hill where High street
crosses the track, which will give
much better view of the crossing and
make 1T less dangerous.
John P. Pratt, for 30 years or more
resident OF Orleans, but for the past
five years living north of Sheridan, died
May IL, of heart failure. Buried MAJ
20 at Shanty Plains. Deceased leaves
wife and seven OF family OF eight
children, and was GA years of age.
It's wonderful what little Sticking
up will do; cleaning up of rubbish, re-
moving the unsightly remnants of an
old fence, little repairing and little
paint and new sidewalk; they don't
cost much and are pleasure to the
owners Of property and blessing to
neighbors and to all who pass by.
An exchange gives the following as
an excellent system for gardening for
young wives: Make your beds early in |
the morning, sew buttons on your hus-
bands shirts, do not rake up grievanc-
es, protect the young and tender
branches OF your family, plant smile
OF good temper on your face, carefully |
root out all angry feelings, and expect
a good crop OF happiness.
Banner Grange Hall Sunday school
held very interesting session Sunday |
afternoon. Many were present, mus
ic fine. The Ionia workers present Mr.. |
Oscar Thompson, De Quack and John
ME Smith the singer. Orleans town
ship: President, Mr.. Robinson; county
vice president, Mrs. DR.. Covllle, OF |
Belding, who was accompanied by Miss
Learned, soloist. Addresses were
made by Mr.. Thompson, De Quack and
a paper on ''The Relation OF Pupil and
Teacher by Mrs. DR.. Coville. Confer
ence on county and township work
closed an interesting session. Mrs.
Fraulkner the superintendent pre-
sided.