Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16

Mrs. Jesse Wilbur aud Mrs II. Will
bur spent Tuesday In Grand Rapids.
Mrs. NJ. Weter has been the guest
of Ionia friends for a few days this
week.
John Donovan Is adding fne bath
room TO his newly purchased home on
South Bridge street:
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hicks have
been spending week with relatives
at Stanton and Big Rapids.
Mrs. Minnie vanPelt and Mrs. c. L.
Staley expect TO leave Monday for
Harbor Point and Petoskey.
E. Z Chapple's feed mill began OPP
Grafton again Monday as soon as the
repairs to the dam were completed.
w ID. Ballou has been in Chicago
this week attending the meeting of
the American Basket Manufacturers
Association.
A fine new cement walk has been
built this week adjoining John Dehn's
building on the corner of Main and
Pleasant streets.
Workmen are engaged in laying a
stone gutter on the west side of North
Bridge street where the big washout
occurred some time ago.
Miss Jennie Wagner entertains a
party of young ladies with a picnic
party in the city park in honor of
Miss May Allen OF Pueblo, Colo. this
afternoon.
The Richardson silk mill resumes
work again on Monday next after
short vacation. The two new water
wheels have not yet been placed in
position and the company will resort
to steam and electricity for their
power until the new wheels are ready
for business.
Orla Fish, wife and children of Te-
konsha have been visiting relatives
here this week. Mr.. Fish left here
three years ago and went into the
barber business in Coldwater and from
thence to Tekonsha, this is his first
visit home, he keeps fine team and
drove up from there arriving Tuesday
Considerable interest is being mani
tested in the meetings which are be-
ing held in the Opera House every
night by the disciples. They are well
attended and the preaching Is good
In canvas of the city 1t was found
that there is membership of over A.
of that faith as starter for a church
organization.
Stetson's Big Uucle Toms Cabin
company arrived in the city this
forenoon and will produce that fam
Gus play under canvas, on the vacant
lot west of the Farmers restaurant
this evening. They gave very nice
street parade this noon in which two
bands, Uncle Toms Cabin. little Eva
and the bloodhounds were the chief
attractions
A letter received by Mrs. l.. G.
erothers last week from her husband
states that he is in Bemidji,. Mimi,
working in one of the shops there and
sizing up the place with view to To-
eating if the climate and business
prospects are favorable. He says he
likes it so far and that part of the
western country now seems to be full
of life and energy.
Tom Kidd went out the other morn
ing to find what was the reason his
cows couldn't get water to drink from
the river. He has drinking place
fenced off for his stock and found
tramp had taken possession and was
cooking his breakfast at the water
ing place. Tom kicked the tramp off
of the grounds and his breakfast into
the river and the stock were then able
to quench their thirst.
The Congregational society and
Sunday school will hold their annual
basket picnic at Baldwin lake, We'd
nesday, the 22nd. Half rates have
been guaranteed by the railroad and
a cordial invitation is extended to all
friends of the society and Sunday
school or any who would enjoy spend
ing the day with them at the lake.
The plan is TO 90 on the O'clock
train to Greenville and then take the
bus to the lake.