Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-22
An roads lead to Ionia Aug. 30.

w f.. Pilkinton returned to Vino
ma, Mimi, last week.
Gertrude and Willie Peck have
been visiting at Pierson.
NJ. l.. Osterhout and wife spent
Sunday with Alma friends.
Sixty tickets sold here for the
Grand Rapids excursion last Sunday.
w. ID. Sinclair and wife are spend
ing this week with friends at Lyons
and Muir.
Mrs. Henry Wright and daughter
of Ionia spent Sunday with G. b.
Foote and wife.
James Buttolph and wife of Pom
peii have been visiting his brother,
Judson Buttolph.
Mr. and Mrs. j. c. Coon of Newaygo
are visiting their son Chas. Coon and
family this week.
State accountant Henry Humphrey
of Lansing called on friends in this
city last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Arnwine were in
Ovid over Sunday to attend the
funeral of an aunt of Mr.. Arnwine.
Arthur Kingsley, station agent for
the Pere Marquette at Grand Ledge,
spent Sunday with his relatives here.
Misses Myrl Stall and Floy Campbell
left Monday for a two weeks visit
with relatives at Grand Ledge and
Charlotte.
Mayor II. j. Leonard returned from
his Buffalo trip Tuesday evening, but
his family finish the week at Toledo
and Detroit.
County drain commissioner Elisha
Strong of Campbell was in the city
Wednesday and favored the BANNER
Office with pleasant call.
Don't forget the r. N. of A. ice
cream social at Woodmen hall this
week Saturday evening. Proceeds to
go towards furnishing the hall.
The insurance upon the j. f. Long
property burned recently has been
satisfactorily adjusted at $3.50, which
amount was duly paid Mr.. Long.
Miss Ruby Babcock entertained a
number of her young friends at her
home last Saturday, in honor of her
guest Miss Maude Shaw of Cedar
Springs.
Mrs. Mel Curtis accompanied by
her sister Mrs. Chas. Tredo of Sagi-
nav, who has been her guest for the
past week left Friday morning for
Fowler to visit their parents.
Dean Bassett and Percy Lloyd who
have been spending few weeks here
with the latter's relatives, left Tues
day ON their return to Carbonate,
Penn, and Philadelphia respectively.
f. j. Mason had such a large crowd
on the occasion of the Cleaner picnic
dance that he decided to enlarge his
hall and will have twice the floor
space. He gives grand opening
bali in the new hall Sept. 4th.
Five school meetings, regular and
special, have been held at Greenville
i'm the past two months, and at each
the proposition to increase the capac-
ity of the school buildings was voted
down, until Thursday evening, when
it was voted to build a $1,000 ward
brick building.
From Belding to the Pan-American
Saturday Webster, George Wag-
ner, Fred Ireland, Carleton Wash
burn; Monday-A. NJ. Simmons and
wife, Tom Griffith, II. p. Olson, Misses
Amelia Olson and Eva Stevens, Henry
FREELY and wife; Wednesday-Mis
Kittie and Edith Spicer and Allie
Arnwine.
Sold through Chas. Browns Rea
Estate agency, two vacant lots or
Loveland's addition to Lewis Garfield
house and lot on Bridge st. to Dick
Stevens, house and lot on Alderman
st. to Otto Kelly, house and lot or
Centre st. to John Bond, two vacant
lots on Loveland's addition to Perry
Crankshaw.
Labor day will soon be here and al
honor to the kings and primes of tot
who keeps the world alive; but the
fellow who hasn't done a days worl
in months and who would strike il
less than a fortnight if he "found
work" will carry the banner at the
head of the possession. Demonstra
tions are probably good but each fel
low does not always get his proper 10
cation.
The Lansing district Methods
campmeeting at Long Lake close'
Sunday evening and is pronounced un
usually successful in work accom-
plshcd, even though there may hay,
been larger numbers in attendance
ON Sunday, the last day, the princi
pal sermon was at 10 a. m, when DIR
/ T. Berry OF Chicago delivered