Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22
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burton u. DdFDef mas scCuTcu oi1-
uation in the refrigerator factory at
Belding and will move his family to
that place in the near future.-Sar-
duac Local.
Maj. Frank Chase, OF Belding, was
the guest of Capt. f. M. Allen over
Sunday. They are closely associated
in grand army matters, Maj. Chase be-
ing on Commander Aliens staff. In
addition to this they are friends OF long
standing, and they put in the time un-
Til Monday noon very enjoyably.-
Portland Review.
The prohibitionists of Ionia county
will hold Mass County Convention
on Saturday Nov. oath at 10 a. m. at
the Court House in Ionia, for the pur-
pospose of reorganization of the party
committee and of election of delegates
TO the state convention. State chair
man Fred f.. Britten will be present
and address the convention.
Among the many improvements re-
Gently madeby the Pere Marquette
system is one which has been found by
the best eastern roads, greatly conduc'
i've TO public safety. This is Time In
spection service. All trainmcn must
now carry a fine adjusted watch of a
certain standard grade and have it eX-
amined regularly by the official Time
Inspector. A. G.. Bedford of Ionia,
has been appointed to this position.
The farmers of Grattan and Cannon
townships are just at present stirring
themselves and their neighbors in be-
half of the proposed electric railway
TO touch Belding, Greenville and
Grand Rapids. There is a movement
on in each of these townships to secure
the right OF way and give it TO the
company as an inducement for an early
completion of the line. 1t was report
ed from Cannon Saturday that up
wards Of $1,000 had been subscribed in
that township for the purpose.-Grand
Rapids Democrat.
A most peculiar accident occurred
Thursday evening at the home Of
Robert Moe on Beers street in which
his daughter, Ethel, lost fine head of
hair. The young lady was sitting by
the stove with her head resting on her
hands when her cellululoid comb be-
came ignited, burning her hair to a
crisp. Her mother was burned quite
severely on the hands while extin-
gushing the fire. The stove is a
round oak and was not overheated at
the time. DR. Martin dressed the
burns and all are doing nicely.-Port-
land Observer.
Every season brings new novelties
in different lines of goods. Styles
change, colors change, patterns change
and the fabrics themselves are occasion
ally changed with the seasons. 1t pays
to keep posted on all these changes,
and the best place to keep we'll inform
ed is in the live and up to-date mercan-
tile establishments right here in our
own little city. Our merchants, al
ways alive to the interests of their
trade, have every opportunity to in
spect goods that are new and novel
You don't have to go out of town tc
keep up with the styles and fashions
but will find the goods right here and
intelligent and obliging salespeople tC
sell them.
An Tonia dispatch says-Judge Davis
disposed of "A bad gang of crooks in the
Ionia circuit court Saturday afternoon
They were John Doyle OF Saginaw
sentenced to three years at Marquette
for burglarizing Weber's hardware
store, and Thomas Ryan of Chicago
> Edward Mcpherson of Cleveland ant
Frank Burke Of Detroit, each to tel
years for looting Baumgart's second
, hand store. Ryan goes TO Marquette
I Mcpherson to Jackson, and Burke Il
Ionia, The gang were all caught red
handed and are samples Of the crow
that infests the town every winter
: The activity of the county officers il
running them down will have a GOO
effect in Kidding the city Of the hob
q fraternity which has been such bon
ANA to the city police.
Greenville will probably have
starch factory within few months.
so, the Crosby barn in north Green
u vile will be utilized for the busines:
] Such an enterprise will be OF grea
J. good To the community and surround
r ing country. 1t can ordinarily use 70
u starch small potatoes thrown out /
e sorting: and in occasional seasons whe
VI potatoes are so low in price as to not b
81 worth shipping, then large as we'll q
II small potatoes can be made int
"a starch.-Greenville Independent.
u 1t might be supposed that Greenvill
70 had had all the starch factory exper
50 ence she cared for, however IL is uude
ss stood that a new and much simplife
r. process has been discovered whic
H. makes the chances for success muC