Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-08


she was called there by the sickness
of her mot her whodied last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kimball of
Blanchard spent several days visiting
with G.. + Holcomb and wife this
week
A. T.. Weter returned last Friday
from Coldwater where he had
been spending several days with
"A. l. Pond and family.
Hon. II. s Earle of Detroit was in
the city Tuesday short time he was
on his way to Stanton TO attend a
Good Road banquet.
and all the old and new games were
played until the wee small hours of
the morning, getting home in time
for breakfast tired but happy.
$ About % members of Silk City lodge
No. All |. o. o. f. took sleigh ride
Tuesday night and went over to the
public installation of officers of the
Greenville lodge of Odd Fellows. All
had good time.
The city will be represented in the
State Sanitary Convention held in
Ann Arbor next week by Health Off
Ger DIR |. Ohlinger. The board desire
TO make the convention one of the
best eyer held.
Superintendent of Schools +. n.
Pitkin returned from Hersey last
Saturday where he and his family had
spent the holidays, he also went to
Saginaw and attended the state
teachers convention.
Il. 4 Lawrence says the sale of his
grocery stock which was talked of
last week did not materialize and he
is still doug business at the old stand
according to his advertisement that
appears in another column.
Vern Parslow has accepted a posi-
ton at the depot the same place held
by Charley Chapman before he was
taken sick. Mr.. Chapman does not
improve as rapidly as was hoped for
and will try the baths at Alma.
Last Thurday Frank Williams son
of 5. A. Williams while engaged in
cutting a shinney stick on river bank
had the misfortune to have his jack
knife slip and cash his left hand re-
curing several stitches to repair the
injury. Frank thought his jack knife
quite dull until ii began its work on
his hand.
Chas. Moore, of Hotel. iBricker,
bought car load of wood a compile
of weeks ago and had it piled up "a
round the hotel. People wondered 1T
he was going into the wood business
but last Saturday the secret of it was
revealed. Charley bought it to keep
that bouncing baby girl which arrived
warm this winter.
Lewis, Alta and Edna Cartridge, of
this city, John Jr. and wife, Orleans,
and Belle Kanouse and husband, of
Ionia. spent New Years with their
parents, John Cartridge and wife.
Lewis Garfield and Clair VanHorn
and mother were also guests. After
pleasant day the children presented
their mother with fine guard cham.
A jolly sleighload of IA young peo-
pie, friends of the Ranney girls from
this city, drove down to Greenville
Saturday evening and were royalty
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Ranney. The Misses Car
RE and Hattie Ranney were former
Bedding girls and have many friends
in this city. They are attending
school in Olivet.
The Bedding contingent of knowl-
edge seekers in colleges and universe
ties of Michigan who spent the holt
day vacation at home, returned this
week. Gertrude Wilson, Kittie and
Edith Spicer, Carlton Washburn, Geo.
Wagner and Rufus Morse at Ann Ar
Dor, Harry George and Roy Reynolds
at Olivet, Eva Morris at Ypsilanti,
and Leon Osterhout at Lansing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry bareback, of
Ionia township entertained very
pleasant company at bountiful
Christmas dinner, and made an occa-
sion which will long be remembered
by those present. The guests were;
Mr.. and Mrs. l. X. Waldo, of Belding.
Mrs. Libbie Nj. Caster, of Kalamazoo,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Aniba and Mrs.
Barber, of Ionia. Ionia Standard
Elgie, son of Levi. Barnard of Ber-
lin, Ionia county, while oiling feed
mill. stood on box. The box tipped
and threw him into the machine. His
arm was caught, broken and mangled
below the elbow. 1t would have beer
pulled clear of had not the machine
broken also and stopped. The boy i:
now in hospital at Grand Rapids
and the arm may be saved.
Evart Munson, clerk at Hote