Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-09
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Con-
densed for Our Readers.

Sanford Leach returned hom,
Thursday evening from Belding
where he has been visiting friends
for the past few days. Stanton Her
aid.
Myron +. Post, the Belding man un,
der arrest for stealing leather and
shoes from the Belding shoe factory
when arranged in court pleaded
guilty.
Ray S. Gown, of Greenville, a
young man quite well known in Bel
ding, was admitted to partnership
with Frank Gibson in the clothing
business Jan. l.
The Dandy case has been settled
out of court, the marriage of George
Young and Miss Olive Storey, step
daughter of Elias York, having taken
place on New Years day.
As the result of a football scrim-
mage few weeks ago, in which a
broken jaw and other injuries were
sustained, $1,000 suit for damages
has been commenced by John King of
Lake Odessa against Monroe Armour.
''Wid" Howe, known to nearly
every one in Belding, had his 'pict-
ure" in the Grand Rapids Press of
last Saturday along with his highly
treasured fiddle" "Wid" expects to
see quite number of birthdays yet
and has many friends who hope that
he may.
a bashful lonia girl went into a
drug store to purchase bath sponge,
but when the good-looking clerk
stepped up suddenly to inquire as to
her wants she got so ratified that she
told him she wanted sponge bath.
And then it was the clerks turn to
get ratified.
Belding merchants are beginning
TO realize the need of better roads in
to the city and are planning for pub
lie meetings on the good roads ques-
tion. This is move towards the fur
ther betterment of the city as good
roads are sure to bring good trade,
and good trade makes good trading
places and good trading places add
much to the life of the city.-Palo
Post.
"A Young man went to a Young peo-
pies meeting not many Sundays ago
and entered directly into the spirit of
the occasion. When it came his turn
to respond the young man declared:
| My experience in the Christian faith
is that of others, and my gratitude for
redemption cannot be expressed in
words. | can only ask those present
to join in singing that sacred and eX-
pressive hymn, 81 can't tell why love
you, but / don
Matrimony seems to have shared in
the prosperity of the past year
County Clerk Lawless states that 3s4
licenses were issued at his Office dur
ing 1901, as against 3l7 in the year
1900 an increase of 81. He has issued
1885 during the three years he has
been clerk of the county The divorce
courts seem to have been proportion
ately busy, S5 divorce cases having
been started in the past II months as
against only 90 in 1900
More complaints are being register
ed about the mail service between
Grand Rapids and Grand Haven. A
letter mailed in Grand Rapids the
evening of Dec. 81 reached Grand
Haven the night of Jan. ,. Forty
eight hours in which to travel thirty
miles. Goodv shedding, too-Grand
Rapids Press
We can beat that all to pieces. The
village of Orleans is only seven OF
eight miles from Belding, on a direct
line of railroad, yet complaint is made
to us that BANNERS printed on Thurs
day do not reach there sometimes un
til Monday.
James White, a prominent farmer
of Ada township, is dangerously sick
with smallpox. Earl Halpin, "A year:
of age, stepson living with White
is also afflicted with the dread disease
but his case is more hopeful. Halpir
has been working in the northern
lumber camps and returned home
sic k a week ago. His case developed
a violent smallpox, and White con
tracted the disease from him. The
! Ada health authorities have taken
charge of the matter and are using
every means to prevent the spread OF
the disease