Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-01

' on is calling on friends in the city thi
afternoon while enroute to her HON,
at Millbrook.
w. 1. Benedict returned today from
an extended trip TO New York wher,
he went in search of the latest things
in holiday goods.
Dressmaking-Mi May Martin
has opened dressmaking parlors a.
the residence of W. &. Martin, South
Bridge st. Ladies are invited to call
Mr.. w. p. Felch of Carson City /,
guest at Charles Browns in thi,
city. Mr.. Felch was formerly of thi,
place says he was here long before
Bedding was.
Mrs. w. A. Scott returned to Car,
son City today. She has been caring
for her daughter who has been very
sick with typhoid fever but is now
convalescent.
Misses Kittie and Edith Spicer left
this morning for Ann Arbor, the for
mer TO enter the University and the
latter to pay visit to Detroit friends
after seeing her sister safely housed
at Ann ArbOr.
Samantha Detendorf, of Greenville,
former Belding resident and pioneer
died at her home in that city yester-
day having reached a ripe old age
The funeral will be held at her late
home tomorrow.
Bob Baird, Hamp Rich, Henry
Bowersox and John Shumway, of
Ionia are fishing party who came
to this city today in search of big fish.
They will go to some lake in Graf
tan and big fish stories may be looked
for in the near future.
DIR. Little was hurridly summoned to
attend to Clayton Steele, son of Carl
Steele late Monday afternoon at the
residence of his grandparents, VIM.
r. Odds. The lad had fallen off a
teeter board and injured one of his
arms at the elbow quite badly.
Our genial friend, j. L Lloyd of the
North Side, reached his list birthday
Yesterday. Mr.. Lloyd is hale and
hearty at his ripe old age and enjoys
a good fishing excursion as well as
anybody. He is also a good florist
and his yard has been bower OF
beauty this summer.
Arthur J. milford received the
necessary instruments yesterday and
will organize kid band in this city
This is good move in the right direc-
ton and we hope it may be success
full, as it is too bad for city the size
of Bedding to be without band TO
furnish music on various occasions
when called for.
Editor E. F. Grabill, of Greenville
was in the city today and made the
Bnnner office a call He said the
proposition to bond the city for public
improvements was carried yesterday
by vote of 41S yeas to Al Nos The
city is after the Howard City furni-
ture factory and propose To furnish a
site and buildings for it besides giving
a bonus in connection.
An automobile party consisting OF
f III. Smith and wife, T. w. " elch
and wife, Perry Schurtz and wife and
L. T. McCrath and wife, all of Grand
Rapids, arrived in this city last eve
ming in two large motor touring cars
The party spent the night at the ho
tel Bedding and this morning took a
spin about the city. They also went
through the Bedding and Richardson
silk mills and left about 1870 for the
Furniture City
Ed Lamb and Elmer Moulton drove
out to Cranmore lake this morning
vowing they would land a fish bigger
than any vet caught and any one
would have thought by the amount O
tackle and bait of all kinds they load
ed into their buggy that they would
make good their vow. A late dis
patch by phone, however, states tina
Is FOUNDER bit off Eds hook anC
they will be unable to show up an,