Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-04
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densed for Our Readers.
AZ tickets sold for Detroit Sunday,
II for Lansing, for Island Lake.
Fully sixty horses are expected to
enter the big races at the Ionia fair.
The Lowell Journal is 81 years old.
ID. B. Davidson is at the helm as edi-
tor and proprietor, and is getting out
good newspaper.
Greenville, Ionia and Holland, the
fastest ball teams in the state will
struggle for the supremacy on the
diamond during the Ionia fair.
Floyd Pike, of Grand Ledge, arrived
in the city Friday to join the Will
Knott's Perfected Shows, and is out
with the circus for the balance of the
season.
John f. Kohn, whose advertisement
appears in this issue, has taken the
agency of a tornado, cyclone and
windstorm insurance company. He
is also agent for the Farmers, Mutual
of Ionia county.
Farmers should reach the Ionia
fair early in the day, view the farm,
garden and live stock exhibits, have
a picnic dinner in the grove, and en-
JOY the big races, base ball and other
events in the afternoon.
Fair week promises the best sea-
son of entertainment eyer given in
Ionia. The general exhibit, the fam
Gus Rexos on the open air stage, jubi-
lee singing, vaudeville shows, cham
pion base ball, and $l700 for the big
races, is program rarely equaled.
Rev. VIM. Judd, a former NJ. +.
minister stationed here, has charge
of the Luther church at Luther and
the Observer says of him: Rev. VIM.
Judd has completed the painting of
the M. L, church, doing all the work
from top of steeple to foundation.
He is to be complimented on the job
and is entitled to great credit for his
work.
Geo. Ackert of Greenville, has sold
his farm property in Grattan to
Frank Donovan. Mr.. Ackert stated
to the BANNER that he considered
that Mr.. Donovan had secured the
farm for considerable less than its
actual value, but what was his loss
was Mr., Donoyan's gain. and that he
bad secured a good house and one of
the pleasantest locations in the town
ship.
Married at the home of the brides
parents in Fenwick, Wednesday, Aug.
~, Miss Grace Brown to Walter G..
Snyder of Detroit. The ceremony
was listened to by about 50 friends
and relatives and was performed by
Rev. J +. Butler, of Belding. The
newly married couple received many
costly presents. A lawn banquet was
held after which Mr.. and Mrs, Snyder
departed for their new home in De-
troit.-Palo Post.
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tion of the increased business in
brickmaking at the yard there, says
they are also about to begin the man.
ufacture of tile. A former Belding
citizen is foreman in the yard and
the paper states: "W L. Shipman
the yard foreman says the quality of
clay is the finest for tile making he
has seen in his ten years experience
in the business, the output will un-
doubtedly find ready sale. Billie
is hustler and has made many inn
provements in the yard"
There are a great many ways to OBJ
tain money in business, but Chicago
concern has hit upon the most novel
method yet. They advertise to send
a sure recipe for the killing of Can
ada thistles upon receipt of SOC. An
Ionia county farmers wife read the
advertisement and promptly enclosed
her soc, expecting of course, to
eventually destroy every spear of the
pest about the farm. Here is the rec
ipe she received: "Seize the plant
near the roots with both hands; pull;
pull hard: pull like the devil until the
plant comes out. Proceed to the
next, and continue thus until all are
removed"
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