Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-09-12
Short Items of Interest Re-
Lating TO the Tozvn and It's
People, told in a Single
Paragraph.

George lett Tuesday morning Tor Oh
vet College.
Mrs. Fannie Murray of Plymouth,
who was guest at A. r. Weter's, re-
turned home Monday.
Nj. II. Moore of this city has enter
ed the employ of the Ranney Refrig-
orator Co. at Greenville.
F. G. Kimberly has moved into his
residence on Pearl ST., lately vacated
by II. l.. VanBenschoten.
Among pensions recently granted
are Mary j. Underwood, Stanton So,
Lydia j. Rice Belding Sl2.
j. w. Fleming went to Newago,
Tuesday to superintend loading and
shipping a carload of poultry.
Call at this Office and get a premium
list of the Ionia District Fair, showing
premiums, special prizes and races.
Judson Buttolph has purchased the
Bradley Stone farm of 81 acres just
west of the city; consideration 81, 400.
Miss Mary Craig of Denver, Col, is
here for few weeks, visiting at Geo.
w. Cota's, and other friends in this
section.
ID. II. Bricker and wife left Tuesday
on a trip round the lakes, being on
pleasure bent and having no particu-
lar objective point.
Chas Fetch continues to gain in
strength and present plans are that
he will start for Albuquerque, New
Mexico, next week.
Hall & Son have purchased the
Homer Angel milk route and CONSOLE
dated it with their Clover farm dairy
business. They will run two wagons.
Captain Richard Vosper died at his
home in Saranac Sunday evening at
6:30 o'clock He was one of the best
known pioneers of the county. He
was born in England in 1917.
John Dehn is pretty good feeling
able that he carried an extra broad
smile since Sunday, and upon inquir-
ing the reason, we are informed by
DIR. Dutt it is all on account of that
10 10 boy that arrived on that date.
The 10 pound bass caught by Ed.
Sisco recently was sent to Detroit, at
the. headquarters of the state fish
commission, where it has been mount
ed and is attracting considerable at
tention, because it is said to be the
largest of its kind ever landed in the
state.
Ed. Fetterly an employee at Beld-
ing-Hall Mfg. Co. factory &C" was un-
fortunate enough to get the thumb of
his right hand badly chewed up by
shaping machine Tuesday. DR.. Pink
ham dressed it and made him as COM
Portable as possible but he will have
to take two or three weeks vacation
from work.
Mrs. Chas. Mclaughlin entertained
the Congressional Club to a most de-
lightful afternoon Wednesday. Among
the guests present were Mrs. Ross,
Quaker lady from Pennsylvania,
lady of twenty-five years ago, POGO
hontas, Miss Priscilla, Martha Wash
ington, Miss Dolly Warden, Jennie
Lind, the up-to-date young lady and
Baby Stuart. Mrs Mclaughlin served
the ladies an elaborate tea and pre-
sented each with a clematis plant as
a souvenir.
Miss III. L. Power has made arrange
ments to remove her millinery stock
to Tecumseh, where she has leased
fine store room and will add a COM
plete line of ladies furnishings to her
business. Miss Power has been here
several years and has built up good
business, but the opening there
seemed so promising and desirable
she decided to make the change and
will go at once. While we regret her
removal from our midst, we commend
her to the good people of that city as
a desirable addition to their business
and social circles.
A young man giving the name of
Leland Barlow was employed for
short time at the Ballou Basket fac
tory and boarded at Henry Gilmore's
in the first ward. Monday he either
quit or was discharged, and that eve
ming attempted to steal a ride on the
evening passenger train to Grand
Rapids. He was discovered and plac-
ed in the coop" over night by night
Waterman Riker, who gave him his
liberty next morning. Mr.. Gilmore
discovered that his razor was gone
and concluded that it left at the same
time as Barlow The latter had got
away but the officer overlook him at
Smyrna to which place he had walked
and was waiting for train to Grand
Rapids having purchased a ticket.
| He was broupht before Justice MOul-