Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-04

ID. A. Walters and wife have moved
from Bedding to Howard City.
Seymour Waldron is spending a
week in the vicinity of Lansing.
Mrs. Lynn Lowry is visiting rela-
tives in Branch county this week.
The Bradley cigar factory moves
from Greenville to Grand Rapids.
Henry Buttolph lost horse Mon
day, dropping dead from the heat.
j. f. Stevens and wife joined the
campers at Crystal lake this week.
Mrs. l.. Rimes and son have been
visiting friends in Eutrican, Mont
clam Co.
Attorney f. W. Hine of Grand Rap
ids made a brief business visit here
Monday
Dr. Stanton's brother who has been
here some months, left this week for
South Africa.
Ii. l.. Francisco and wife have gone
to Gratiot county to remain for
several weeks
Miss Leila Eddy left Monday morn
ing for Ypsilanti to take up work at
the state normal.
Mrs. w. Il. Mcnkec and children are
spending the week with relatives in
the vicinity of Ionil
Mr.. VIM. Pope accompanied by Miss
Mary Conant, is spending the Fourth
with relatives at Elsie.
Ben. Fales of Detroit has been max
ing brief visit to this vicinity, com
bining business and pleasure.
Miss Edith Dimmick and Mrs. Vern
VanHorn are spending few days
with friends in Grand Rapids.
Bert Riker of Bedding and Jennie
Brink of Blanchard were married at
Ionia last Friday by Rev. w. II.
Thomas.
Miss Zada Wilson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. r. NJ, Wilson, has arrived
home from the east for her summer
vacation.
Tax time is here again and City
Treasurer Wagner is prepared to do
business with all callers, and he will
give you cordial greeting.
Not much interest is taken in the
Recreation club rooms during warm
weather, consequently they have
stored their goods until fall to save
rent.
An aggregation known to fame as
the Belding base ball team went To
Greenville Tuesday afternoon. The
Greenyille papers will tell the rest of
this sad tale.
The leading social event of the sea-
son in Grcenyille took place last week
"Wednesday afternoon, when Miss Ida
Middleton and Floyd Winter were un-
tied in marriage. Four hundred in
vitations we're issued.
Yes, it's warm; and therefore it
should bchoove everybody to keep
cool. When the temperature scars
the proper caper is to let 'er soar, and
in the meantime take things easy.
Don't get excited, keep cool, you can
do it if you just make up your mind
that you will.
The case Of four city saloon keepers
for selling liquor to habitual drunk
ard was ON call before Justice Lap
ham Monday. Prosecuting attorney
w. *. Clute of Ionia was present to
represent the people and after eX-
aiming the evidence he advised that
defendants be discharged which was
done, as ii was believed the evidence
was not sufficient to convict. Gwinner
was comparatively a stranger to
them and they had not been warned
not to sell to him.
Belding received a visit this week
from w. A. George, one of the staff
of physicians and for several years
secretary of the Battle Creek sani-
tarium. He resided here in his boy
hood days but left these parts just q
years ago and went west to seek his
fortune. He returned to the state Ii
years ago but has not visited Belding
until this week. 1t is unnecessary to
say the town had changed and grown
clear beyond his recollect ton, but he
found few of the old boys here yet
with whom he took pleasure in visit
ing. He was on his way to Alma the
scene of his birth.
Evart has taken the same position
that has been advocated by the BAN
NER, in reference to cement side
walks. The Evart Review has the
following to say about the work there:
much cement walk is being laid this
year and the work is still progressing
We believe the walk is the most econ
omical, neatest and serviceable made
lnasmuch as the village pays 80 per
cent of the cost, il should insist that