Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13
THIS AND THAT.
News From mere and There Condensed
For Our Readers.

hall, Grattan, Tuesday evening, Dec.
25th Music by Weeks and Guthan.
There will be donation for Rev. ID.
+. Hills at Smyrna on Tuesday even
ing, Dec 18th, in which all friends are
invited to participate.
The jewelry store Of Il. p. Grafton,
at Lake Odessa, has been closed on
chattel mortgage. The stock was
formerly owned by G. w. French, Of
Ionia.
Fire damaged the new Verify manu-
featuring plant at Lake Odessa about
81 500 worth last Thursday. 1t was
caused by an explosion in the machin-
cry department.
One great addition to the Bedding
foot ball team in the thanksgiving
game was Ranney. whose fine interfer-
ference in the line plays was great
cause for the many gains made by buck
ing the line.
The Prindle Co, with stores at Char
lotte and Bellevue has failed and the
Bedding Shoe Co. ~ this city is caught
for an account OF between 5000 and $500.
1t is claimed creditors will get So cents
on the dollar and possibly better.
Smallpox has broken out in num-
Der of places Ia Michigan, 1t prevailing
TO greater extent at Custer, near
Ludington, than at any other point,
and there are several cases at the lat
ter place. Great cauUlon is being taken
everywhere to guard against the spread
of the disease, aud it wouldn't do any
harm 70" those who have not been vac
cinated TO do so-and that right away.
Auditor General Perry +. Pow
ers has announced some OF his appoint
ments, and among the lucky ones are
Arthur =. LOOMS, Of Ionia, who is to
be abstract clerk. j. f. Wilkinson
will be Deputy auditor; and Geo. M.
Dewey, OF Owosso, will succeed h j.
Wright as chief clerk. Ionia county
is slated for one clerkship. Henry
Humphrey is to remain as state account
ant for the present SO it is said
There was thanksgiving day party
at the residence of William Ellison of
Keene. The participants were all
deaf mutes and are as follows: William
V. Ellison and wife, Johnstown; A bert
Spence and wife, Clarksville; Mrs.
Tressle Hathaway, Lyons; Lizzie
Greene, Pewamo; Ida Shumway, Pewa-
mo; Frank Mosher, Grand Rapids;
John S. Deatsman, Belding, and Sey-
mour w. Gould, of Debri.
Record
is generally the one who has the most
trouble with customers who buy OF mail
order houses. There is no business
that cannot be successfully advertised,
and mail order houses could not exist
without advertising. The best way to
fight fire is with fire. Who does the
most business in your home town. the
merchant who advertises biggest or the
one who draws his head into his shell
and waits for customers?
Adam Markle was arrested In 1onia
last week on the charge that he is one
of the gang who bound and gagged
James Graham, near Stanton, tied him
to bed, melted out similar treatment
TO his aged mother, then partook OF
midnight meal, and then got away with
S27 and watch. This was on Nov. 20,
and at that time he was out on bail on
the charge of stealing watch. 1t is
understood that Graham saw Markle
on the streets OF Ionia and claimed him
TO be one OF the gang; that the officers
know who the other two are, one being
a hobo and the third an ex-convict out
of Ionia prison. The latter two left
town about week ago.
Here is list OF questions for the
wideawake boy. Can you answer all
OF them? You can see any day white
colt? How many different kinds OF
trees grow in your neighborhood, and
what are they good for? Why does
horse eat grass backward and cow
forward2 Why does hop vine wind
one way and bean vine the other?
Where should chimney be the larger,
at the top or bottom, and why? Can
you tell why horse when tethered
with rope always unravels it while
COW always twists it into kinky knot?
How old must grape vine be before it
begins TO bear? Can you tell why
leaves turn upside down just before a
rainY What wood will bear the great.
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