Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-11
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here aud There Condensed
for Our Readers

lung In Palo al present.-Palo Post'
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Brown are visiting
relatives in Belding and Grand Rapids
stanton Clipper.
Charlie Bouk and Ben Irish, two
Ionia boys who have been fighting in
the Philippines, returned home Mon
day.
Clyde Francis, formerly of Lake
Oddessa, has not been heard from since
his mysterious disappearance from De-
troit several weeks ago.
The new National bank has been or
ganized at Iona. II. b. Webber is
president. B. F. Hall and Frank l.
Moon are members OF the board OF
directors.
Chas. Francisco, who has been
spending some time at Belding with
his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Krum was in
town Monday. Mrs. Francisco's health
is very bad.-Lowell Journal.
Ed Bailey, the Ionia hotel man we'll
known to many Belding people, is go
ing to Topinabee to take charge Of
resort hotel. Ed Etson becomes
landlord of the Dexter at Ionia.
The Dodge residence on Walnut
street, now occupied by County Treas
urer Garfield and family, has been sold
to Mrs. S. Underwood of Belding, who
intends to make Stanton her future
home Stanton Herald.
The prospects are that Ionia county
will raise large acreage OF sugar beets
this summer. The Lansing sugar COM
pany is figuring on renting about $50
acres of land, hiring the team work
done and paying the expense them
selves.-Ionia Sentinel.
With the issue of April 18th The
Youths Companion will enter upon its
10Th year. This "75th Birthday Issue"
will be double number, counting
among its contributors the Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, Theodore
Roosevelt, Mary E Wilkins and Sarah
Barnwell Elliot.
Wilson, Dimmick & Sinclair's delv-
cry team ran away last Friday aud AL.
Wells dray team repeated the opera
tion Saturday, both going down
through Main st. Although there were
some narrow escapes there were no
serious consequences to either and the
damage done was very slight.
Geo. f. Burba, who has been station
ed at Ionia, as agent OF the treasury
department, looking after pension
matters has been transferred to Evans
Vile, Ind. He will be succeeded by
w. S. Bridges, now stationed at Evans
Vile. Mr.. Burba is we'll known, par
ticularly to the old soldiers of this vi
cinity.
Some recently arrested Chicago
counterfeiters made half and quarter
dollars out OF silver of equal value and
fineness with that used by the govern
ment, depending for their profit upon
the difference between the nominal
aud intrinsic value OF the coins. Even
at that rate they made good profit
percentage and had an unlimited mar.
ket.
The Otisco Cemetery Association
will hold a fair and social at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dietz
Wednesday, April 18th. A picnic din
ner will be served. All that are inter-
ested please bring some useful or fancy
article to be sold. The quilt will also
be drawn that the ladies have been
selling tickets on. All are cordial
ly invited to come.
Spring is now at hand, the annual
cleaning up OF houses, yards and alleys
will soon be In order. There is no
more prolific source of disease than the
piles of rubbish and filth which accu-
mulate in yards and alleys during the
winter and throw off poisonous vapors
as soon as the heat of the sun strikes
them. 1t is the duty OF every property
owner to see that his premises are thor
oughly cleaned at this time OF the
year, and the health officers should
aid the work in every way possible.
Geo. Crouter and family, for quite a
number of years we'll known residents
OF Belding but now OF Muskegon, had
quite an experience Monday morning
Telegraph dispatches inform us tina,
at about o'clock that morning their
home was destroyed by fire and the
barking of dog was the only thing
that saved the lives OF the inmates
Mr.. Crouter was aroused by the dog Il
find his home in flames, and when h'
attempted to get to his children NJ
stairs, the way was blocked by fire
He went outside. broke in window
near the stairway and made his way Il
where his five little ones, ranging il
age from TO Ia years, were sleeping
He got four OF them out, and returned
for the youngest, aged four years
The little fellow was overcome by tn
smoke and he and the father were sc