Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-07-19
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For Our Readers.
A report is going that the Under
wood Bros, at Belding have so far in
creased their trade that they have
been compelled to start another deliv-
cry wagon. Their many friends here
extend congratulations. ns.-Athens Bee
Telephone competition is gradually
fading away in Ionia. One by one the
New State patrons find themselves
connected up with the Bell Office ex-
change, the consolidation of the two
exchanges having apparently begun.
Belding will undoubtedly undergo the
same experience.
John Mick, of Campbell township is
mentioned as a candidate for the leg
islature on the republican ticket for
the western district. There is one
thing which may be said in connec-
tion with Mr.. Mick's candidacy and
that is that If he was elected there
would be at least one honest legislator
in the lower house-Portland Obser-
yer.
William Morton,a resident of Green
vile for more than twenty-five years,
was found dead in his rooms on Tues
day morning OF last week. As he did
appear at his usual haunts, friends
pried open the door of his room and
found him dead. An envelope which
had contained morphine was found on
the table and it was thought he took
it with suicidal intent. He leaves
widow and one son.
The statement has been published in
many newspapers that Rev. Gibson,
pastor of the church in San Francisco,
IN which the girls were murdered for
which Durant was hung, had recently
died, and that on his death bed had
confessed that he was the murderer,
instead of Durant The story is fake
pure and simple. The San Francisco
Examiner has written inquirers as
follows THE Rev. Mr.. Gibson still
lives and is preaching in the same
church. No confession has been made.
A false rumor to that intent has
been circulated but it has no founda-
tion, as Rev Gibson is still living and
preaching and had made no confess
sion.
A representative of the new railroad
which is to be built from this city to
Greenville has been at work the past
week along the line OF the survey Sc
curing contracts from the property
owners for the right of way. The
company is paying about $50 an acre
for the land used and most of the own
ers are settling with the company in
preference to incurring the expense Of
a law suit. 1t now appears that the
company is not in so much of a hurry
to complete the road as it was earlier
in the season. Grading will not be
commenced until the crops are re-
moved, thus causing the farmers as
little Inconvenience as possible. The
cars will be running over the new road,
however, by winter.-Stanton Clipper.
f. II. Nudge, who has been connect
ed with the Herald for the past two
years, left on Wednesday for Grand
Rapids, where he has secured a good
position with the Rookus Printing
Company. Mrs. Nudge is visiting at
Belding a couple of weeks before re-
moval. On Monday afternoon at about
tea time, on invitation by the Y. w. G.
T. T., of which Mrs. Nudge was presi-
dent, about 20 OF their friends called at
their home and gave them a little in
formal reception, bringing with them
also liberal supply Of cake and coca,
which the young ladies dispensed to
the company with free hand The
occasion was greatly enjoyed by all
concerned, and will long be remem-
bered by those for whose pleasure it
was especially intended'-Lyons Her.
aid.
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