Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-02-14
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here aud There Condensed
For Our Readers.

with an attack OF rheumatism
The book auction sale wound up Sat
urday and the managers have moved
on to Lowell. They claim to have
sold two tons OF books here.
Bro. A. l.. Bemis OF the Carson City
Gazette has been appointed postmas-
ter. 1t is encouraging to know there
is once in u while an editor who seems
to be appreciated.
There will be Colonial social held
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Stevens of Otisco on the evening Of
February 22nd. A New England sup
per will be served for zoe couple.
The enforced retirement of President
Ashley of Albion college, on account
OF breakdown in his health, will Gre
ate a vacancy in Michigan's education-
al circles which will be hard to fill.
Miss Francis McLennan, of Belding,
visited Mrs E. McLennan, and family
here the past week. Chas. Davis and
family of, Belding, visited Alvin Davis
and wife here the past week.-Coral
News.
Mr.. James Cramer has secured the
agency for the book entitled The
Life OF Queen Victoria" which takes
like hot cakes on a cold day, 1t is a
very beautiful book and would grace
any library.
Eureka Oakfield rural free delivery
route has been visited by special agent
+. Il. Robards, who seemed pleased
with what be saw. j. h. Graham will
be the mail carrier on this Greenville
II. f. d. No. 2-Greenville Independ-
ent.
The Belding ejectment case of Wal
lace VS.. Dutt, before Circuit Court
Commissioners Davis and jury OF five,
heard here Friday, resulted in ver-
dict against DR.. Dutt. lis understood
the case, which in one form or another
has now been three times heard, will
be appealed To the circuit.-Ionia SEN
tinel.
The jury in the case of The People
VS.. Adam Markle, on trial at Stanton,
brought in a verdict Of "guilty.p
Markle was charged with burglarizing
the residence of James Graham, ia
Montcalm county,on the eve of Thans<s.
giving, he being one OF three implica-
ted; the other two are still at large.
They bound and gagged Graham and
his mother, then went through the
house.
Samuel Apin was convicted of mur-
der in the first degree by jury in cir
cult court Saturday at Stanton, and was
Immediately sentenced to Jackson Tor
| life by Judge Davis. The crime for
which he was convicted was the mur-
der of William l. Campbell, who dis
appeared from Greenville in August
last, after he had sold created part OF
his personal effects to Aplin. Aplin
remained very cool throughout the
whole trial, wearing the same coat
that the murdered man wore the day
he disappeared Aplin was taken to
Jackson.
''It is mighty queer, says the Scran-
ton Gazette, "how some people will
rear up on their hind feet and paw the
air when some item ofnews happens to
be little off on facts; yet these same
people would not tell you the item il
you asked for it before the paper was
printed. There are some people
from whom you could not draw a Local
with corkscrew-they absolutely
don't know any news. But after the
paper comes out they will say that you
are mlsinformed about some local hap
pening aud wonder why you can't get
things straight.
The following dispatch is sent ou
from Ishpeming. Nap will be well re
membered here by all the older resi-
dents, having been one Of the firm o
Meloche Bros, druggists, 1t says: "H
| 49, ANClONhCS a lOOehi vi W lob' 40 oCSNAhE z
the nomination of mayor on the labo
ticket. He denounces the labor part,
leaders. however, and will run on al
Independent ticket if turned down b!
the labor element. In communication
sent to the local papers Meloche ha
roasted the members OF the labor part.
leaders and they are after him. Tn,
election, will be held the latter part O
next month"
You have an undoubted right to sto
upon payment OF arrearages. Don
you hesitate on account Of tenderness
for the editor. He would quit buyin
/ where he thought he was not gettin
! his moneys worth, and why should 20
| not exercise the same priyilegep Whe
t you discontinue paper do 1t manfully
Don throw il back TO the postmastel
with a contemptuous 81 don't want IL
aud have it returned TO the editor wit
refused written on the margin. N
, gentleman ever stopped paper in tn,