Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-23
Local Brevities.
Plenty of rain this week.

the city Monday.
|. l.. Hubbell and wife were in Crane
Rapids Wednesday.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Mcconnell
Tuesday morning, girl.
Miss Daisy Claim is visiting rela
tives In Greenville this week.
l.. w. Holmes and f. f. Fales were
7 In Detroit Sunday and Monday.
Frank Slocum OF Ionia visited with
Q. o. Bishop and wife over Sunday.
Mrs. Barber, mother of Mrs. B. G.
Curtis, has been quite sick, but is i'm
proving.
Homer Hutchison has been at home
visiting his parents several days the
past week.
Mrs. Chas. Madden has been in Sand
Lake several days this week on bust
ness matters.
Mrs. Geo. Kortlander OF Grand Rap
ids has been the guest OF Mrs. f. Trail
for few days.
j. L. Weaver is improving his prop
erty by putting in cement curb
ing around the lot
Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Barker and Mr..
and Mrs. Vern Pope were Grand Rap
ids visitors, Tuesday.
Mrs. Guy Weter is in Grand Rapids
this week with Elwood who is receiv-
ing medical treatment.
We are thankful to those who have
have responded to our call for cash,
but there are others yet.
Miss Addie Pringle returned from
the hospital at Detroit Saturday and is
feeling quite comfortable.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Wright of Sher-
wood, Mich, have been guests OF Lynn
Lowry and wife this week
Ed. Peck returns to Lamb & Spencer.
the Charlotte grocers. Too good a
man to be out of a job long.
E. E. Fales, liveryman, has procured
new outfit and is doing business in
the barns just west OF the one burned.
B. F. Huestis OF Detroit, formerly of
Bedding, was in the city Saturday.
He is now manager for the Marvelli
Macaroni Co.
DR.. j. r. Pinkham returned home
from his California trip Saturday, feel
ing considerably rested and inyigorat-
ed by his vacation.
Mrs. Gilbert who has been visiting
here has returned to her home at
Flushing, accompanied by her daugh-
ter Mrs. Vern Pope.
Mr.. Meach and wife of Sheridan
made relatives here brief visit this
week. He is superintendent OF the
village schools there.
Twenty-three tickets sold for the
Toledo excursion last Sunday and six
to intermediate points.
Arthur McCauley is building COM
modlous two story addition to his resi-
dence in the third ward.
The recruiting officer for the u. S.
army only landed one recruit here
last week, Walter Zerbee, the Others
funked at the last minute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Snyder OF Ionia,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Richmond and
children we're the Sunday visitors of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Granger.
Mrs. G. A. DeHart is in Detroit,
where brother had one OF his legs
crushed by the cars few days ago so
that it had to be amputated.
Mr.. Knapp's sister and children have
been visiting at E. j. Knapps for sew
eral days. They have been living in
Grand Rapids but are moving to Ian
ing
Nj. A. Reed, j. f. and B. F.. Hall re-
turned "Wednesday from trip to the |
Au Sable river in northern Michigan
Tor trout. They brought in nice
basketful.
lev. .. "A. Carman and Rev. John
Klose have been in Lansing this week
attending the Ministerial and Lay AS
ISOLATION OF the Lansing district for
the NJ. l.. church.
DR.. VIM. Bell, president OF the state
medical board WENT to Saginaw yester-
day having been invited to speak be-
fore the gradu ating class OF the Sagi.
nav medical college last evening.
Just eight years ago this morning
Belding had $l5O,00O fire, the largest
In her history. 1t swept both sides OF
Main st. clean for over square. The
space is covered with fine brick build
ings now.
Mrs. B. A. Parker has had new
sidewalk put down around her preml-
ses cor. Pearl and Congress SITS. A
long needed Improvement. 1. r. Wal
do put 1T in which is sufficient guaran-
tee that it is good one.
New ads this week: II. j. Leonard,
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