Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-29
Short Items of Interest Re
lating to the ToqOn and its
People, told in a Single
Paragraph.
Local II
Brevities.

Portland this week
Guy Weeks spent a few days at
home the past week.
Mrs. ]. A.. Spencer is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Coles of Toledo.
III. Arnwine has had fine Hunt
ington piano placed in his home.
Canfield's grocery will close at noon
Monday on account of labor day.
The Michigan NJ. L. conference will
be held in Muskegon next month.
The steamer will go to East Park,
Saturday at 2:3O p. m. Everyone In
vited.
Fred. M. Abbot formerly of Beld-
ing has moved from Adrian to Grand
Rapids.
MIR. Geo. w. Ellis of Philadelphia
has Joined his wife in Bedding for
visit here.
Mrs. Geo. March and children of
Muskegon Heights are enjoying the
week at j. p Pressly's.
Mrs. w. NJ. Reynolds and Roy
spent last week among relatives and
friends in CORTLAND, Oakfeld and
Grand Rapids.
Miss Leila Eddy is home from Ypsi-
lanti for three or four weeks vaca-
ton before returning to take work
for the fall term.
The parade at Ionia tomorrow will
probably surpass anything ever seen
in Central Michigan. The racing and
sports last all day.
Mrs. VIM. II. Holmes who has been
here several weeks has gone to join
her husband in Minneapolis, where he
has taken position.
Miss Carrie Tallman spent Sunday
with her friend Miss Helen Elgie of
Muskegon. Miss Elgie starts Sept.
10Th for China as a missionary.
C. b. Nye rallied off fine new steel
row boat last Friday valued at $50.
A. J. Hochradel and ID. II. Bricker
were the joint owners of the lucky
ticket.
The hot weather being about over
the X. of p. will resume their regular
meetings commencing next Tuesday
evening. Let all members bear 1T in
mind and be present.
A. NJ. Williams left this morning
for Greenville and st. Louis. From
the latter place he goes to Buffalo
and New York state points. He will
be gone two months or more.
Mr.. Deitz the fresco painter having
about finished the opera house job is
now at work upon the office, writing
room and lobby of Hotel Bedding and
they will be put in first class shape.
Between fifty and sixty went on the
l excursion to the Agricultural College
from here Friday. But the record
$ was broke Sunday when nearly two
e hundred tickets were sold for Crane
" Rapids.
w. c. Martin and II. S. DeHart at
5 tended the Christian Endeavor coun
n ty convention at Lake Odessa last
e Saturday and Sunday. The former
was elected vice president of the or
r ganization.
e Howard Hall has been using a cane
y TO assist him in walking for severa
q days past. He was out to Long Lake
L with party of young friends las
week and accidently got his foo
W tangled up with the carriage wheel.
N Madam Seafuse will leave for Chi
7. cago Saturday morning. She expect
"a to visit many of the large dressmak
III ing establishments while there, an
will return with as many of the lates
h designs for ladies' and children
m dresses as she will be able to procure
a. w. A. Wilder returned Friday fror
- Lansing where he had been all wee
. as a representative of Ionia count
at the meeting of the state board c
III equalization. Each county was a
VI lowed to speak her piece or rather
- was done for them by their represer
as tatives and they adjourned to NEE
e again Sept. 10th.
Many teamsters who have been
er the habit of watering their horses a
n N. Lapham's watering trough ar
y. surprised at its sudden disappearance
Is. There seems to be little hitch b.
n, tween Mr.. Lapham and the city fat
lie ers and as a result it was ordered r.
moved by the Mayor. We understar
ne that they are planning to put in al
as other on Pleasant St, east of Leo
CHI ards store to be supplied from tt
ed flowing well.
nd THE Belding Schools will open
as TUESDAY Sept. Sd, Monday being lab'
day and legal holiday. Ida Full'
tie who had been engaged as teacher
,ir penmanship and drawing sent in h
~. resignation and the board has enga