Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-03-20

i"9 9PSHl ouiiudy Win - II. weeks
and wife.
Mrs. Attic Standish returned home
Monday after weeks visit at Will
Leache's
The BANNER Office is prepared to
print election tickets according to
the new law.
Mrs Nj. V. Hecathorn left Friday
for an extended visit with her mother
at Howard City.
There will be special meeting of
the o. +. S. tomorrow (Friday) even
ing. No banquet.
Mrs. w. G. Meach, Mrs. T.. T.. Fales
and Miss Hagadorn were Grand Rap
ids visitors Friday.
Mrs. f. ID. Bigler of Gowen returned
home Friday after two weeks visit
with her son, A. Bigler.
There will be a regular ten cent
supper on Wednesday evening March
Goth at the Congregational church.
The Citizens telephone company an
nounces that it will have l05 phones
connected up with the local exchange
today.
+. j. Mason found that the date set
for his dance connicted with others
and has changed it to Friday evening,
April llth.
Quarterly meeting services at the
Nj. +. church next Sunday evening.
The presiding elder Rev. Delemater
will be in charge.
II. b. Danford of Omaha made his
uncle II. 5. Waldron a short visit this
week, on his way home after sue
cessful term in the L. 5. navy.
DR.. and Mrs. II. Armstrong and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Reed went to
Grand Rapids Saturday to attend the
Modjeska-James theatrical perform
ance.
Mrs. O. f. Webster has been APP
pointed member of the press and
committee representing the
fraternal societies at the St. Louis
Worlds Fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mason has been
receiving a weeks visit from his sis
ter Mrs. Jas. Pratt and little daugh-
ter May of Reed City. They returned |
home Wednesday.
Mel Curtis has rented the J. w.
Fleming residence on south Pleasant
St, recently purchased by Sam'l Mad
den and will occupy it as soon as va
lated by Mr., Fleming.
Another case of small pox reported |
N the city this morning. A family |
by the name OF Moore residing in the
prick building cor. Main and Front
ITS. Placed under quarantine.
Mayor III. j. Leonard and wife left
tuesday for a several days trip to
chicago 20 visit their daughter Lena.
md incidentally Mr. Leonard will buy
lew spring and summer goods for his
tore.
Nj. G. Hotchkiss and wife have been
pending several days i'm the city. He 4
5 travelling salesman for the Ballou
Basket Works and reports his bust
less thus far this year as simply
,henominal
The fine weather got side-tracked
ONE way on Sunday and was switched 4
lround into roaring, wild and windy 4
blizzard. The temperature took big
rop, and the cold continued until
Wednesday when it began to warm up
gain
ID. Il. Hall finds that his health is
lot strong enough TO warrant him in
ontinuing the dairy business and so
will have an auction sale of the en-
ire outfit of Hall q Son on Wednes-
ay, April I'd. He is located on the
Inoch Brown farm IL miles west of
'haw's corners.
II. Irving DeCoster and wife arrived
rom the east last week and are stop
ing with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
1 Is. Wilcox of the first ward. He
Intends going on the road, acting as
N independent joober of eastern
made goods, and making his head
quarters at Belding.
A very pleasant evening was enjoy
d by the odd Fellows and the Daugh-
ers of Rebekah at their hall Tuesday
vening. The ladies planned sur
rise upon the gentlemen and also it
1as intended as gathering in honor
# Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Clay who are
bout to leave the city and move up
N farm a farm near Charlotte.
refreshments were served, and Mr..
lay was presented with an emblem
tic pin for the Odd Fellows and Mrs. I