Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-23
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Condensed
for Our Readers

for Our Readers.
Chas. G.. Ashby OF Orleans gets a
pension increase to $l4 per month.
Cedar Springs Maccabees will hold a
field day in that village, June 9Th.
Paul Feurstein of Miriam has re-
turned from Ohio with three blooded
red polled cattle which he purchased
there.
l.. ID. Morningstar and wife and Mrs.
Carrie Cummings and children have
moved to Belding. - Cedar Springs
Democrat.
L. e. Hall and son will build pro-
duce warehouse at Ionia 40xl00 feet,
with view OF handling all kinds of
farm produce.
II. A. Dishong, of Belding, was in
town Saturday looking for building
in which to open boot and shoe store.
Coral News.
The graduating class OF Smyrna
school will sell ice cream on Saturday,
June /, on Main street, Smyrna, the
profits to swell the class fund.
The Otisco church society will hold
an ice cream social at the residence OF
|. II. Eggleston on Friday evening,
May 3lst. All are cordially invited.
Elmer E. Fales, of Belding, was in
town last Saturday buying horses for
his new livery stable which he will
erect upon the ruins OF the one burned.
-Saranac Advertiser.
Mrs. Dora Starkweather, who has
been here TO help care for her sick sis
ter, Mrs. Anna Dusenbury, who is much
better at present, returned to her home
at Belding, Tuesday -Edmore Journal.
The Smyrna Cemetery Improvement
Association ask people in and about
Smyrna who are interested to meet
at the cemetery grounds next Tuesday
for the purpose OF cleaning up prepar-
atory for Memorial day services.
The Grand Rapids Press is authority
for this: When a certain Belding mat
ron wants to punish her little boy
severely she makes him put on his
Sunday clothes. When she wants to
reward her little girl she allows h9r
to put on her Sunday clothes.
Grattan A. o. o. G. held its regular
meeting May IA With good attend
ance. They als-- 5ained compsra
rom -s-sisss-,,ut Arboes. They in
structed class Of sixteen In the second
degroe. The Cleaners will also give
dance at E. J. Mason's home May 81.
All are invited to attend.
When Rev. Ole Amble married his
first couple in the Greenville Danish
settlement he pledged himself to give
each couple thereafter a silver dollar
at their silver wedding anniversary.
The good man has ambled along for
twenty-seven years in that locality and
his dollars are going fast.
June 9th Rev. Err. Muer OF Miriam
will celebrate the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary OF his ordination as Priest. High
mass will be celebrated at the Miriam
Catholic church and Rev. FIR. Bolte,
OF Conner's Creek, near Detroit, is ex-
pected to be present and assist. Faith
er Bolte was stationed at Ionia at the
time the Miriam church was built and
| il was under his charge.
Parties sometimes find fault with
our correspondents because cards oI
thanks and resolutions OF coincidence
handed to them for publication do not
appear These notices should always
be accompanied by the usual charge
% and 80 cents, and they will be in
serted. Cards of thanks are not new:
items and the public is not interested
in them. They should be paid for the
same as advertisements.
For some weeks there has been
persistent rumor about the state hous'
to the effect that on July |, Deputy Au
ditor General Wilkinson will succeed
State Accountant Humphrey, and II
turn be succeeded by private Secretar.
Hammond, whose place will be givel
TO Maj. Arthur p. Loomis OF Ionia
This statement has been widely pub
lished throughout the state. Auditor
General Powers stated Monday tina
there is absolutely no truth it it.-Lan
sing Republican.