Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-03-12
Palmer Fales spent Sunday with his

. Palmer Fales spent Sunday with h
= parents in Ionia.
Buy your rubber goods on postiv
guarantee. Wortley & French.
. A newsy letter from Montcalr
, county will be published next week.
Caroline Eugee, aged 10 years die,
this morning at the home of he
daughters Mrs. Moffett.
r M. Wilson left for Chicago Wed
nesday on business and also to visit hi
daughter for a week. Mrs. Wilson
Is there.
Mrs. Coville went to Grand Rapid,
Wednesday and attended the fedora
ton of Woman's Clubs. The genera
topic was "Pictures as Educators
The Ladies Social Circle will serve
a supper in the vacant store west
of Mr.. Leonard's store, Saturday aft.
ernoon beginning at 5 O'Clock. A first
class supper for rs cents.
Mrs. Dayid Ecles and two daugh,
tiers, of Ogden, Utah, are the guests
of Mr. E's cousin, VIM. Hutchinson.
and family this week. Miss Jessie
Hutchinson visited there last summer.
"A finch party was given in their hon
or Wednesday evening and a very
pleasant time was enjoyed by all
present. They leave for thef home
today.
Frank Wyeth left Tuesday for
Alma to visit his parents for short
time, before returning to California.
Mr.. Weyth sold out his confectionery
and bakery business there, expecting
to return here permanently but he
now thinks he will be obliged to as
sumo control of it again and intends
to go back to the Pacific coast next
month.
+. "A. Midney, of Chicago is in the
city this week negotiating with the
literary exchange club to take on a
course of six lectures from the Chi
cago University, that institution to
send one of their best men here next
fall. 1t is understood the ladies have
accepted the terms and already have
pledges for more than a hundred
course tickets at $1.00 each.
AT the county Sunday school con-
vention held in Ionia last week, the
following officers were elected:
President, Rev. d. H. Shelly, Ionia;
vice president. +. II. Scotford, Ionia;
secretary, Clyde Sessions; treasurer,
Miss III, M. McMullen; LIST Dist. Supt.,
Rev. E. Slye, Pewamo; I'd Dist. Supt.,
Mrs. Mary Coville, Belding: Sd Dist.
Supt., Rev. j. G. Wing, Lake Odessa:
ith Dist. Supt., Rev. Buell., Portland. |
At the Anti-Saloon League county |
convention held in Ionia Tuesday |
Rev. Taylor was chairman and Ro-
maine Robinson secretary. There
was about 60 present from different !
parts of the county and discussion on
important phases of temperance work
was had. A movement will be made
to secure vote on local option in the
county next year, A. o. Carman, Capt.
Underwood, j. w. Aging, w. ID.
Ballou. A. T. Demorest, Romano
Robinson and H. N. Spear were in at
tendance from this city.
East Otisco Farmers Club held a
at ]. f. Kohn's Friday Feb.
Y, with a large attendance. The
lext meeting will be held at Levi
xrick's April Ord at 1870 p. N. All are
invited. Topic, Central
cation of Rural Schools. Owing to
he bad weather and sickness of sew
,ral members the program which had
,een prepared was postponed. The
General discussion which covered our
yarious topics however was very in
eresting and indications of the good
points that may be brought out by an
of that kind.
The March number of the Woman's
Home Companion contains the open
ng chapters of new serial by Eden
'hillpotts, the well-known English
luthor. The scene of the novel is on
he moors of Devon, and it promises
o be as strong and as popular as
Iorna Doone. Chow Modern Science
Proves the Bible True" is the title of
IN intensely interesting feature. The
Rev. A T. Clay of the University of
pennsylvania sums up the researches
# scientists and reproduces many
and Assyrian documents
which confirm much of the Old Tesla
nent history.
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