Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-15

the city tuesday.
Mrs. w. ID. Ballou leftWednesday
for a trip to Chicago.
Misses Viola Cola and Ina Illusion
visited at Ionia Saturday
. Chester Christensen, ofGreenville,
visited friends i'm Beldit, Wednes-
day.
Mrs. S. A. Stewart lie. today for
Vaudeville for an extendd visit with
relatives.
The work of eXcavatinaor founda-
tions of the new NJ. +. chrch is well
under way.
Mis- Ruby Rouse wa called to
Owosso Saturday to attei the funer-
al of little neice.
Miss Blanche Barstow rtuned Sat
urday from a four week visit with
her parents at Grandvilll
Miss Lora Shelter wb has spent
the winter with her broner returned
to her home at Port Hop. today
w. L. Shipman has gore to Multi
ken, where he has accepted position
with Wolcott & Ramsey brick yards.
Clayton Kimberly and yife are re-
joicing over that liz ID on which ar
rived at their home Tueday morn
ing
Mrs. Ben Horner returned to Port
land Wednesday afternoon from
several weeks visit at Mrs. w. j.
Knott's.
Miss Wyona Fargo of Hartford City,
Ind, returned home Saturday after
few days visit with DR.. C. f. Shell
don and wife
Mrs. b. f. Luther of Luther and
daughter Miss May Luther of Grand
Rapids arrived Friday for a short
visit at NJ A. Reeds.
DR.. j. f. Pinkham wa, confined to
his home few days lass week by ill
ness and left Tuesday for weeks
vacation at Ann Arbor and Detroit to
recuperate.
+. + Whitford's house on Pfarl ST.,
had close call from being burned
Wednesday morning. 1t is occupied
by Phil j. Hoffman and the fire ORIG
mated from the kitchen stove some
| how.
| The statements of the twd state
banks of Bedding appear in mother
column and are interesting In the
gains shown. They now haye over
S400, 900 deposited with them ana show
a healthy growth i'm the financial con-
dition of our citizens.
Doric Chapter, O. f. S., had lutte a
little celebration Tuesday evening.
There was initiation of candidates
and after the work was finished quite
an elaborate little banquet waslserv-
ed with several toasts and responses,
the whole being very enjoyable af-
| fair.
Thos. Bracken, the genial clell at
Hotel Bedding, joined his familyover
Sunday at Portland where theywere
making short visit. 1t mustlhave
been quite a novelty for Tonic be
off duty for he is one of the mostfaith-
full employees that ever lived ind is
hardly ever missed from behind the
desk.
A few Beldingites interested in
base ball went to Greenyile Monday
afternoon TO witness the ohenng
game of the season between their new
team and Lansing, the latter being
defeated 8 to 0. Tuesday afternoon
more went up to see the game adver-
tised with the Grand Rapids state
league team but it was not played on
account of wet grounds.
There was a large abundance at
the last X =. party of the season at
their hall last Friday ey,ning. AT
cards, Miss McCreary and Mrs G. w.
Moulton (who was taking a gentle.
mans part) won first priz,s, the con.
solutions being awarded to Mrs.
Gooch and Vern Divine. Luncheon
was served and dancing wa INDUCED
in for couple of hour. These
parties have been very poplar social
; functions.
DR.. w. +. Coates jr. of Chicago was
in the city over Saturday. He Is a
brother of Mrs. A. l.. Marvn. and /.
the president of the Sunnside AS
sembly resort near Manktee. Mr.
Marvin being the general manager
w. ID. Ballou vice president,and Rev
; $. Il. Morris of Grand Rapids secre
tary and treasurer They ar making
plans TO push things there ills season
as they have not been heretofore. ant
} as they have beautiful location. ex
, pect in time to make ii ve-y popu
lar warm weather resort