Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-28


Mrs. Bushert Thursday afternoon
April 4th.
The w. G. t. U. will meet at the
home OF Mrs. DIR. l. S. Morris Friday
afternoon at 2:30
Ed Sutphen has retired from bust.
ness, John Donovan haylng purchased
the stock and consolidated IL with his
own.
No. 80 held by Claude Billings was
the lucky one which drew the quit
upon which Mrs. Dan Krnpp has been
selling numbers. Drawing took place
Tuesday.
The topic for the morning service
next Sunday at the Congregational
church will be 1.-THE Utilization of
Waste" In the evening, "Mrs. Ma
ton and Ratchet Reform
Mr. Washburn requests that the BAN
NER extend in behalf OF the r. S. Co.
their hearty thanks to the citizens who
cheerfully rendered what assistance
was in their power te save their water
power Tuesday. 1t was appreciated.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the NJ.
+. church will hold their regular
monthly business meeting with Mrs.
Wilbur Locke next Wednesday after
noon, April Z. Warm maple syrup
and biscuits will be served by Mrs.
McCauley's division. Bill ten cents.
The meetings at the Baptist church
have been off two nights on account of
no light. We may expect meeting to-
night and tomorrow night il we can
have light. Listen for the ringing Of
the bell. Services Sunday by the pas
tor Evangelist White will come early
next week.
Grattan Ancient Order of Cleaners
held their regular meeting March II,
with good attendance for the weather
The Arbor entertained two sleighloads
OF Cleaners from Oakfeld center Arbor
and although it was a little damp all
returned home thinking they had been
well repaid for their journey. AT their
next meeting April 9th, they will serve
easter refreshments.
New ads this week I. Frank Ire
land, w. l. Benedict, Ray Il. Edwards,
Belding Savings Bank, Holmes Bros.
W. 5. Garfield Co., II. J. Leonard, The
Variety Store, A. & d. Friedman, W.
f. Bricker, r.. H. Letson, Mable M.
Stone, II. j. Leonard, announcement,
Palace Bakery, Stoel j. Smith, Chad
wick, Nine. Matthews, w. G. Nelson,
Greenville, A. G. Bedford, Ionia, Chas.
Blumberg, Owosso, N. =. Hustled. Low
ell.
1t is often said that "the best adver-
risement is pleased customer. But
the customer must first be induced to
deal with the man who hopes to please
him. To the advertiser that is not diff
fcult. The merchant who chooses a
leading newspaper as a medium OF COM
munication with the public addresses
thousands of people, fair proportion
OF whom surely give him their custom.
Pleasing them then becomes a mere
matter Of detail.
About $3.50 Tuesday morning quite
disaster was witnessed at Kidd. The
dam gave entirely away and was
hurled down the stream at the rate OF
2:40. The water raised until it was
over five feet deep in the barn near
the creek, and nearly reached the
house now occupied by Thomas Kidd
taking great quantities of lumber, a
wood.rack, barrels, and numerous
other things toward the vicinity OF
Bedding. The barn was nearly des-
troyed, everything being torn from
the inside. Had the ground not been
frozen the road would have been
washed out entirely, great logs,
stumps, and huge cakes of ice were
lodged in the road and about the yard
at Mr.. Kidd's. This dam was owned
by the Belongs and was not used OF
late years only for supplementary
supply for the Belding dam at seasons