Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-21
Local Brevities.

city over Sunday.
Mrs. G. r. Cowdin has been on the
sick list the past week.
City attorney ID. G. Sheldon tran
sacted business in lonia Saturday.
Gus Sun MINISTRIES at the opera house
April 4th. A big, first class company.
Mrs. James Gilbert of Flushing is
visiting at her daughters, Mrs. Vern
Pope.
Miss II. + Power and Miss Mabe
Stone are away buying spring millinery
goods.
A fresh installment OF the beautiful
last night makes it look much less
springlike today.
Cashier Chas Felch Of the Bedding
Savings Bank spent Sunday at Carson
City with relatives
An arc light has been put in the post
Office lobby by the Citizens Light Co.
A decided Improvement.
Miss Nora Crane, teacher in the Or
leans centre school was at James Cra-
mer's Saturday and Sunday.
Lyman Lindley left Monday evening
for Newton, Kan, where he has the
promise OF fine position with an uncle.
f. d. Lincoln returned Monday from
two weeks trip TO New York city,
buying spring goods for the Bargain
House.
John Cartridge, two miles east of
Belding, will have an auction sale OF
horses, cows aud farm stock, Saturday,
March Both.
All voters in the city know by this
time, or at least should know, that all
must register this year in order to vote
at the coming election.
New ads this week: Geo. w. De-
Witt, A. u ID. Friedman Robinson &
Hudson, Holmes Bros, w. /. Bene-
dict, Spencer & Lloyd, A. G. Bedford,
Ionia.
Bert Cole OF Ionia was in the city
Monday. Bert, who was formerly a
Bedding boy, Is running a barber shop
there and reports that he is prospecting
nicely
II. r. Edwards has purchased the
Eddy & Co. shoe stock and will con-
duct the business A straight, reliable
young man, the BANNER wishes him
success
The Bedding Woman's club will meet
with Mrs. II. H. Gooding, Tuesday
March 20, at 2 p. m. All members re-
quested to be present. BY order of the
president.
Mrs. O. T. Webster left here Mon
day for Manchester to attend the funeral
of the late j. G.. Van Wrinkle, and from
there went to Coldwater on d. OF II.
grand lodge business.
Next Monday evening being caucus
night the Modern Woodmen will post
pone their regular meeting which
should be held that evening until the
Wednesday following.
Hon. +. S. Randell and wife, Of New
Era, Oceana county, were guests Of his
sister Mrs. George Foster, last week.
He is serving his second term as mem
Der OF the state legislature.
d. G. Sheldon has bargained for the
purchase of Mrs. Geo. Crippen's fine
residence, cor. Congress and Hanover
SITS, although the papers have not yet
passed. Consideration $500.
Rev. j j. Staley and wife attended
the meeting of Congregational church
es at Portland Monday and Tuesday.
Mr. Staley gave an address upon 1.-THE
church and its effect upon civic life"
The rummage sales have been very
successful. The Congregational ladies
cleared about 500 and the Baptist la
dies have done about the same. The
Baptist sale continues until Saturday |
night.
w. G.. Sheldon has purchased the |
Greek candy store and will conduct the |
business. He will have an ice cream
parlor and soda fountain when warm
weather arrives and proposes to con-
duct first class place.
The franchise desired for the electric |
road in the city is now in the hands OF
the city council for their consideration.
+. S. Richmond Of Chicago, represent
ing the financial end OF the enterprise, |
was in the city last week.
The Palace bakery on Bridge ST. will
open Monday, possibly Saturday. S.
l.. Ellsworth, the new proprietor says
he intends to conduct a first class
bakery and restaurant and he has en-
gagged d. b. Stock as his baker.
At the close of this term of dancing,
DR.. Sheldon will give masquerade
ball for the pupils and patrons of the
assemblies and their friends. 1t will
be strictly private ball and the num-
Der OF invitations will be limited to the
patrons OF the school and their friends.
The date fixed is April II.