Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-03
THIS AND THAT.

for the January, 1901 session, on Mon
day, Jan.
Roy c. Blackburn OF Greenville aud
Miss Edla Hopkins OF Cedar Springs
we're married New Years day.
The Ionia District Fair association
will hold its annual meeting In the city
hall, Ionia, on Monday January 7th, at
one O'Clock.
The project OF securing the location
OF the Yerington Commercial college
in Ionia is abandoned; too much mon
ey for the possible benefits.
Miss Alta Evans went to Belding
yesterday with Arthur Bowen and
wife who spent Christmas here, and
will make her home there.-Carson
City Gazette.
| Michigan leads the world In the pro-
duction of beans. New York for long
time held that honor, but for the past
five years Michigan has increased rap
idly In this line OF agriculture.
c.. A. Krum aud wife OF Belding
were called here to care for their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Francisco.
Mrs. Francisco Is suffering with the
grip and MIR. Francisco with rheuma.
tism.-Lowell Ledger.
| The Woodmen have taken possession
of their new hall and are more than
/ ,Nla mi IA thar arta rrha
chairs which were ordered through
Lapham & DtWitt have arrived and
are fine on,s. The Royal Neighbors
meet there tonight.
Riley Taft and George Kuhtz will
become proprietors OF Dixon's laundry
on North Second street, January /.
Mr.. Dixon returns to Belding, it is
understood. Mr.. Taft formerly run
the laundry which burned near the
waterworks.- Sentinel.
| The Grand Rapids Press makes the
statement that the car shops for the
Pere Marquette railway system are to
be consolidated in Grand Rapids.
There are now three shops located at
Saginaw, Ionia and Muskegon. This
would be hard blow to our neighbor-
ing city of Ionia II it should prove true
The mother Of ex-Judge OF Probate
| Wilson, died at her home in Saranac
| Friday evening. She was 80 years OF
age, was born in New York state and
came to Saranac with the family In
1916. The surviving children are
Judge Wilson, OF Saranac: George B.
Wilson, OF Grand Rapids; and one
daughter.
Sheriff Frank L. Moon was in the
city Wednesday and rendered the posi-
tion Of under sheriff to Elmer E. Fales.
Mr.. Fales will accept and as he has
| filled the position before will be no nov
ice at it. Deputy sheriff Whitford's
term expired Jan. lst and he found that
it interfered so much with his other
business that he did not care to accept
a reappointment
The case of Adelaide j. Lounsbury
VS.. Amos w. Palmer, of Orleans, has
| been on trial Ia the circuit court. 1t
| is a suit for damages for alleged malic-
ous prosecution, and the attorneys are
N. o. Griswold, OF Greenville, and l. L.
| Hubbell, of Belding, for plaintiff, and
| Frank G. Miller and A. B. Morse for
defense. The jury found verdict OF
1
mo cause OF action"
The annual meeting OF the Union
Medical society,of Northern Michigan,
will be held at Greenville, Tuesday,
Jan. s, 1901. The election OF officers
will occur at 1890 a. m. In the after
noon program will be carried out, in
which DR.. Ferguson, OF Belding, DR..
Corey, OF Stanton, and others will par
| ticipate. The ETY. desires the en-
rollment OF every regular practitioner
IN Ionia, Montcalm and Mecosta coun-
ties. H. l.. Bower, OF Greenyille, is
the secretary.
The railroad car photographers have
departed, and it is understood they did
not find very rich picking here. Fact
is we have two as good artists perma-
nently located here as are to be found
anywhere consequently there is not
much show for such people. 1t is TACT
that you can get just as good work in
that line right here in Bedding as you
can in the best studios in Grand Rapids,
Detroit and other cities and at less than
half the price. Lots of people have
found this to be true. BY the way have
you noticed Kings latest display?
| West Main ST.
Blown to Atoms.
The old idea that the body some
| times needs "a powerful drastic Durpa-