Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
Short Items of Interest Re
Lating to the 7oqun and It's
People, told In a Single
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tives at Cedar Springs.
Frank Jersey and wife of Reed City
have been visiting here.
Mrs. DIR. Smith is visiting her rela-
tives in the vicinity of Almont, Mich.
A. Traub made a business trip to
Grand Rapids and Muskegon last
week.
w. |. Benedict leaves tonight or to-
morrow morning on two weeks trip
to Kansas.
Warehouses "a" and "B" of the
Belding-Hall Co. are receiving new
single roofs.
Chas. Clements of the Star force is
spending a weeks vacation at his
home in Ionia.
Mrs. Minnie Van Pelt left this
morning for Ionia, and after a brief
stop there will continue her trip to
Detroit and Buffalo.
Miss Helen Newman has sold her
house andlot on south Pearl st. and is
advertising a closing out sale of her
millinery stock and fixtures.
Mrs. T. +. ireland and two children
limo and Walter went to Detroit this
morning to be the guests OF Mrs. w.
l.. Atwood for ten days or two weeks.
Mrs. Geo. Crawford was called to
Grand Rapids Tuesday on account of
the condition of her mother whose
death would not be unexpected at any
time.
j. II. Henderson, the grocery clerk
recently with Pierce Bros, left Tues
day morning for Wolverine, Mich,
where he has accepted a situation.
His family remains here for the pres
ent.
Rev. A. O. Carman and family have
gone to Potterville, Eaton Co., for a
ten days visit to his parents. Mr.. c.
Nj. Loomis will be in charge of the
services at the NJ. f. church next Sun
day in consequence.
The Bachelor girls club enjoyed
nine O'Clock breakfast on the spacious
porch at A. Wagner's residence last
Saturday morning. a good time, well
we guess they pretty nearly always
have good time at their gatherings.
That little pest, the festive muske-
to, has not been known to be so num-
erous before in years as within the
last week. The recent big storm left
many stagnant pools in various parts
of the city and the hot weather is
causing them to breed in large guam
titles.
After great deal of wordy war the
third game between Greenville and
Portland ball clubs was played at
Greenville Wednesday afternoon,
Portland winning the game by a score
of to 3. A number from Bedding
saw it and say it was good contest
won on merit.
Henry w. Oshant and family of
Hay City, Kansas, who have been
spending a week at John +. Taylor's,
in Eureka, took the train from here
for home Tuesday. They had been to
Buffalo where Mr.. Oshant formerly
resided and stopped off on their return,
Mrs. Oshant and Mrs. Taylor being
sisters.
The prospects are excellent for the
organization of stock company as
proposed to carry on and enlarge the
business of j. w. Fleming, purchasing
poultry, butter and eggs. Four of the
$1,000 capital stock has been
subscribed and it is not anticipated
that much trouble will be experienced
in placing the other thousand. Mr..
Fleming will continue to manage the
business.
Mrs. DIR. Black of Trufant died Mon
day morning from tumor on the
brain. The family are known to
many in this city, they having resided
here for time, leaving for Trufant
from which place they came, about a
year ago. Rev. j. j. Staley was call
ed to officiate at the services Tuesday
morning. The remains were taken
to Windsor for burial. She was forty
years of age.
Last evening Wednesday, some
very black clouds passed over the city
and there was every indication of an
other severe storm, but they finally
all passed away with only a few
sprinkles. Our neighbors do not seen
to have been so fortunate however al
it is reported that Ionia got it hard
nearly every yard having a fallen tree
in it, glass being broken, and grea
deal of damage done.
Chas. Quick and Harvey Coons o
Lowell, DIR. Taylor of Carson City am
w. |. Benedict of Bedding met wit
Messrs. Bowman and Smith at Green
vile Monday afternoon to select con
cert courses for the coming season
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