Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-02
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l. h. Chapple was at Ionia on bust
ness Tuesday.
h. K. Fales was in the city a few
hours Wednesday.
Homer Unger was at Ionia on bust
ness Wednesday.
deep Sea- is the name of the new
cigar that came out to-day
a. l.. Page and wife were at Grand
Rapids on business Wednesday.
Mrs Ed. Underwood is visiting
her relatives at Jackson this week.
Capt. Ed. Underwood was at Green
vile Wednesday looking up recruits
L. F. Cutcheon of Portland, editor
of the Observer, was in the city Tues.
day.
Mrs w. B. Reed pleasantly enter
tanned her Sunday school class last
Friday.
Mr., and Mrs. VIM Doty left Tues
day for a few days visst with friends
at Iona.
The Mutual Improvement Club will
meet with Mrs. Zada Case, Friday at
2:30 p. m.
Miss Carrie Peckham is in Casano-
via and Mrs. w. c. Whitney at Sparta
this week.
Mrs, Ruth Ellis who has been very
i'll for the past two months, is now
slowly improving.
w, r Taylor who has been east and
also in Canada the past few weeks re-
turned home Saturday.
f. G. Foreman and A. Z. Smith of
fountain are the guests of relative
and friends here today
Miss Goldie Elkins returned from
Durand where she has been the guest
of friends the past ten days
Mrs. Mary Sandell returned to her
home at Lowell after an extended
visit with her son, w. F. Sandell.
Mrs Lou Sayles and son left Tues
day for couple of weeks visit with
friends and relatives at Grand Rapids
Arthur Bradish caught the thumb
of his left hand in twin saw almost
severing It. DR.. Little dressed the
wound.
Master Elwood Weter cele brated
his 9th birthday "Wednesday with a
party of boy playmctes. The parents
made it pleasant occasion.
Homer Unger accompanied his
grandmother Mrs Rachel Stall as
far as Grand Rapids on her way to
Charlotte Michigan Saturday.
Ray Gill of Grand Rapids took
charge as night clerk at Hotel Beld-
ing Tuesday night in M. Blodgett's
place, he taking Will Fish's position
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Bowerman and
Ada and John Kingston of Ionia were
guests Chas. Harroun's Wednesday.
The gentlemen were here as dele
gates to the Woodmen convention.
w. d. Sinclair and w. l. Wood
shipped their goods to Even this
week and they will soon leave for
their nothern Michigan homes, their
many friends here wish them abu nd
ant success.
VIM. A. Mcintyre received word
this week of the birth of twin grand
children, boy and girl, at his daugh-
ter's, Mrs. p. +. Landy, formerly
Mamie Mcintyre; weight, boy s lbs,
girl pounds.
f. T.. jerks and Forest Fish shipped
ten head of the finest export cattle
that was ever shipped from this point
last Wednesday, the total weight be-
ing IA, 900 pounds. Fish and jerks LETT
in the evening for Detroit with the
bunch.
j. l., Wilson left Wednesday for
Detroit where he will take charge of
the Chandler Co.'S packing house, M
A. Wood who has been assisting Mr..
Wilson here takes charge of this end
as manager. M. Wilson's family will
move east next week.
Every farmer of Ionia county should
get their plants, tomato, cabbage,
pepper and celery from NJ. Wetter-
ling of Ionia 1t will pay you to do so.
Don't risk plants grown from cheap
seeds even if you can get them for
nothing. Bring the women folks
along for ''posy plants"
Mrs Cynthia Kilborn, wife of Free
man Kilborn, one of the old pioneers
of Otisco, died Sunday; aged II years.
Funeral services were held at the late
residence Wednesday and the inter
ment of the remains was made in the
Smyrna Cemetery. Rev. j. +. Butler
officiated.
Mrs. Cynthia Luce who is in her
Goth year sewed three pounds of car
pet rags one day last week She is
the mother of Jas. II. Luce, Mrs
Daniel Green and Mr.. Emeline
Weaver, Mre. Luce is one of the old
est residents of the city and is en-