Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-26


Friday of last week. Mr., Madden,
Mrs. Jersey, and Mr.. and Mrs. Slater
spent Saturday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. r. w, Branyon, at North
Plains -Palo Post.
The county convention of the Mod
ern Woodmen will be held at Bedding,
some time in April, and 1t will be a
warm contest between the majority
rulers and the ants. The sentiment
is with the majority rule side, but the
ants have control of the supreme or
ganization, and the money, and are
hard at work .-Ionia Standard.
Delos Stranden of Skico, Minnesota
who has been visiting relatives here
for the past week returned Tuesday.
His sister Marian Earf accompanied
him and expects to remain there. She
has been employed in the Richardson
Silk Mill for a number of years and a
very popular and highly respected
young lady. Mr.. Stranden is in the
The junior Washington club met at
the home of Il. +. jerks, Saturday
afternoon and were royalty entertain
| ed. Those present were Elmer Cook.
and wife, w. Hall and wife, Clint
Green and wife, Tip Beardsley and
wife, Frank Rasmussen and wife and
Chas. Godfrey and wife. Games were
PLAYED and refreshments served and
all enjoyed very pleasant time.
Thirty of the good people from
Green's church dropped in upon Rev.
Carman and wife Wednesday. After
fine dinner to which those present
knew how to do ample justice, most
social and enjoyable afternoon was
spent and the company left for their
homes all feeling that the warm ties
of friendship had been still more
closely bound by this days gathering.
| NJ. NJ. Gals was called to Grand
Rapids last Thursday on account OF
the serious accident of his nephew
Harry June. He was elevator boy in
Young e. Chaffee furniture store and
left the elevator for moment to turn
out lights in the basement, it started
up and be attempted to jump into it
when he was caught in such way as
to break several ribs and injure him
badly. 1t is expected however that
he will recover
VIM. Andersons birthday occurred
last'Sunday, He is less than 90 years
old and is one of the worthy citizens
of this city. A small company OF
neighbors were INVITED in Saturday
evening by his wife to celebrate the
event which was done to the satlstac'
ton of all. Mrs. Anderson and hel
daughter, Grace, did the honors OF
the occasion in very agreeable way
making it pleasant for the company
and serving dainty refreshments.
Conkey Home Journal for March
contains, in addition to its usual quota
of interesting department for womeI
; several special articles and good shor
stories. Among the latter is one Ebei
f. Rexford A Belated Romance
is the title of a new serial by Heller
Clark Balmer. A splendid article TO
women with excellent illustration
is on Beautiful Window Gardens,
& by Edith NJ. Colson. A charming tw
step for the piano is by Frances Rot
r ertson.
Mrs. Mary +. Teats National Purit
Evangelist of the w, G. I. U, will b
I in Bedding Sunday. March LIST will de
o liver lecture to men only at thre
O'Clock Sunday afternoon. At seve
}. o'clock in the evening she will addres
l. a mixed audience on "Who is tn
{, Criminal?" Monday evening at z:9
d o'clock to women only. All of thes
6 to be in the Baptist church. No az
mission fee but collection will
e taken at each meeting. Mrs. Teat
Is comes TO us very highly recommends
H. as an interesting effective speaker.
10 On Friday night, Mrs. Mary
Va Teats addressed vast audience WI
IL listened with rapt attention to tt
close of the soul-stirring addres
r Sunday night, the tabernacle W;
m crowded TO its utmost capacity al
lg people were turned away by the scor
lie not being able TO obtain admissio
id She handles the delicate subject
as Purity without wounding the sensil
ties of the most refined. The Eva
en- gelist is full of the Holy Spirit and
LII her subject. Her earnestness, lucid
6 Of expression and matchless orator
w enable her to make profound i
i'll preston Times Central City, Neb
III w. A. Peck superintendent of t
Lapeer Electric Light Works haC
'rs narrow escape recently. A new arm
ne ture had been installed at the pla
he and was tried at 701 revolutions
lr. minute. 1t failed to develope suffi