Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-18
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Ionia.
Willie Peck is quite sick at his
home with fever.
A. L. Cole left Monday for a visit
with friends in Gaylord.
Mrs. j. Hanson is making a two
weeks visit with relatives In Detroit.
Mrs. L. M. futile of Holland visit
ed friends here Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. H. r. Runstadler, of Evart,
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs.
M. Coss.
Leon Osterhout left Monday for
Lansing where he will attend school
at the M. A. G.
Mrs. f. Chapple and Mrs. M. l..
Osterhout spent Monday and Tuesday
in Grand Rapids visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Stanton are
pleased and exceedingly happy over
the arrival OF son born Sept. IA.
Mrs. H. Scringer, of Detroit, who
has been visiting A. r. Moore during
the past two weeks, returned to her
home Monday.
The Mutual Improvement Club of
Bedding will open their years work,
Friday, Sept. IS, at 2:30 at the home
of Mrs Nellie Steele.
NJ aod Mrs III n;,xoua laf+ Mon
day for few months visit in Lake
view with relatives, and will then go
to their future home in Oklahoma.
f. d. Lincoln went to New York
city Saturday and while there will
purchase his fall and winter stock of
dry goods clothing and millinery.
Miss Gusta Hauck, who was taken
sick several weeks ago, while visiting
her uncle, Peter Hauck, was taken
home to Lakeview, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. K. Youngs, of I'm
ion City, arrived in the city Tuesday
evening aud are guests of their son,
Chas. s. Youngs on South BridPe-st
DR.. VIM Bell has just received a
certificate of membership in the IL
linois State Medical Society, having
been elected an honorary member at
their last annual meeting.
Homer Hutchinson was home over
Sunday from his trip west, he left
again Wednesday for New York city
and expects to be sent by the firm to
California and the Pacific coast on his
next trip.
A. Engleman and wife, Joe Engle-
man of Ionia and Walter Diam OF
Battle Creek were guests of Mrs
Minnie VanPelt at Lambs the frs,
of the week.
Mrs. M. Rice returned TO her home
in Fenwick, today after four weeks
visit with her son A. b. Wilcox ant
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Beswick, o.
Owosso, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs
G. w. Fish. Mr. Beswick is con
tractor and builder and is here in the
interests of the NJ. L. church.
Editor Lapham attended the Re
publican Newspaper Association a
Hillsdale this week, and as Mr. Cow
din is also out of the city the BANNEI
has green hands at the helm. Lool
out for errors!
The Postal Telegraph Compan,
mention of which was made last weel
have begun doing business in the Am
erican express office. This service
takes in all points in the Unite'
States and Canada.
Chas. b Peterson, wife and daugh
ter of Rhinelander, Wis, have bee
guests at w. S. Lanbertson's and 9th
er relatives in the city and Oaktiel'
the past week. Mr.. Peterson return
ed home Tuesday, but Mrs. Peterso
and daughter will remain for severa
weeks.
John I'll. Van Ness, county agent fo
the Board of Correction and Charlie
was in the city on official bushes
last Friday. He says he has had FRI
quent calls recently from differer
places in the country to investigat
cases coming under his jurisdiction.
Alfred Locke, of Ionia, was in tt
city Saturday guest of his fathe
w. II. Locke and father-in-law, Hol
J. ID. Morse. Mr.. Locke is the cand
date for Prosecuting Attorney on ii
county Democratic ticket; he b;
many friends here among the Repu
licans and If it were possible for
Democrat to fill that Office by Writ
of an election this fall, they won
rather see him in that position tia
n any other man in the county of tn;
$ faith.
The Congressional Club was deligh
fully entertained at the home of MI
. j. ID. Morse, Saturday afternoon,