Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-05-28

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James Mckinley from Jackson, KY.
is in the city this week.
Benedict's ice cream 25c OF, l5c pit.
and l0c in half pint pals.
Call in and see our line of home
made cookies Shearer Bros.
Geo. G. Smith of Vaudeville was a
guest of his son, S. S. Smith Tuesday
This is the time OF the year for
hammocks. You will find some good
ones at Wortley & French's.
The Misses Clara,Harmon and Grace
Norwood spent Sunday in Portland
with their parents.
The Mutual Improvement club will
meet with Mrs. Will Case Friday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Albert Wells and daughter
Freda accompanied by her mother
Mrs. Stephen Wells visited friends in
Ionia Tuesday.
Capt. Steward and wife of Ionia
were in charge of the Salvation Army
meeting Monday evening and Ensign
Bernard and Brigade of this state
will have charge next Monday after
noon and evening.
Verne Wood who had a couple of
fingers of his left hand amputated a
couple of weeks ago had to have his
index finger taken off one at the sec
ond joint Tuesday. Drs. Pinkham
and Fergerson performed the opera
ton.
Mesdames w. ID. Ballou, w, A. Viii
der, n. n. Spear, M. l.. Osterhout,
Il. Robinson, and L. f. Ireland were
in Ionia yesterday in attendance of
the semi-annual meeting of the Bap-
lists Missionary society being held
there.
George Bell Ricaby former Beld-
ing boy is president of the Benton
Harbor Senior class and delivers the
salutatory of commencement exercis-
es held there this week. Several of
the young mans friends in this city
have invitations to be present.
Mrs. John WEIGH of Jackson. M. NJ.
d. Boyer of Grand Rapids A ID. Boy
er and wife of Wademan Mrs. Peter
Hartranft and Robert Henry and
Owen Noonan of Marshal were here
in attending the funeral of Mrs.
John Noonan Tuesday.
T. F. Ireland returned from the
east Tuesday, he has been attending
the National Hardware ASSOCIATION
in Philadelphia of which he is men,
Der of the executive committee.
From there he went to New York on
business and pleasure combined.
Harvey L VanBenschoten who has
located in Rolla, N. D., is here for
few days to pack up his household
goods preparatory to moving his
family to that city. He is well
pleased with his new location and says
business has been coming his way
most satisfac torily.
1t is seldom that house cat grows
to Is pounds in weight but Mrs. AL.
Weaver has one of the tiger species
that brings the weighing bar of the
scales up to that notch, besides being
very prettily striped it seems to know
about every thing you say to it and
can do a whole lot of tricks.
The topic to be discussed at the
Epworth Leauge meeting at the M. E.
church Sunday evening will be COM
bination of the topics that was to
have been presenented two months
ago, omissions in Africa" and the
regular topic, "Work among Heather
Women" Come and bring your
friend.
Mrs Armida Harris of San Fransico
is the guest of her cousin Mr.. Chas.
Moore and other relatives in this
section of the country this month.
Mrs. Harris when she was eleven
years old fifty one years ago accom-
pdHlCu ny iCl pdICHlS MI dllu MIS-.
Henry Moore and number of
other people emigrated to the far
west using teams of oxen to haul
their effects it took them six months
to reach the Pacific coast.
The Union services last Sunday in
Opera House we're considerably
broken into by the wreck, the audi
ence not being as large as it other
wise would have been. There were
seyenty-fve of the old soldiers and
members of the w. r. G. present in a
body and listened to a fine sermon by
Rev. j. f Butler who took for his
text the words of Paul, II have
fought good fight" and brought out
many good points illustrating the