Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-05-14
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II The Eastern Star Chapter worke
the degree on four Candidates Tue
v day evening AID will also confer II .
two at the next regular. An inyit;
ton from Grattan Chapter to Wis
them in June was accepted.
Ed. Lamb and A. H. Caldwell r,
turned from their northern outin
expedition Saturday. They were /
Kalkaska county on the Rapid Rive,
but the prospects OF good catch NO
5 being favorable did not stay as lon
as they expected to.
Fifty lady Maccabees drove dow,
from Greenville Saturday afternoo,
and met with the lodge here. a 81,
O'Clock dinner was served in the han
quet room and regular lodge business
followed. The visitors had a fine tim,
so they say and the occasion was en-
joyable for all.
A. Thurman after looking over sew
eral places for location in the shoe
business, has decided not to go into
business for himself at present and
has accepted position in the shoe
department of Palaskey's large es.
Establishment in Alma He went there
Monday, his family will remain here
for several weeks at least.
Barney Jensen who has been suffer-
ing from blood poison in his left hand
caused by having a thistle run into
the middle finger had to have it am
putated for necrosis of the bone
which extended back to the middle
of the palm near the wrist. DIR. j
F Pinkham, assisted by DIR. |. Ohlin-
ger performed the operation.
The funeral of the late CLAYTON
Foster which was held in the Baptist
church last Thursday afternoon was
very largely attended by many of his
associates and fellow workmen and
the Knights of Pythias lodge of
which he was a member. Rev. Spear
preached an excellent sermon and
there were many tributes of respect
to the deceased in the large profusion
of flowers and floral pieces sent in as
testimonials of esteem.
The pupils of Miss Wagner gave a
recital last Thursday evening at the
residence of Mr.. E. r. Spencer. The
second part of the program was de-
voted to selections from Beethoven.
The following pupils took part: Misses
Lmmogene Ireland, Flossie Clemens.
Maud Spencer, Ruth Mann, Irene
rraub, Cherrie Campbell, Florence
Fisher Margaret Lamb, and May
Allen. Miss Florence Wagner assist
ID with two vocal numbers.
Alonzo Snow died Saturday May 9.
SOB, aged 80 years. The deceased
anne to this city nearly two years
go from Fairplains and worked in
he factory, his health had not been
[ood for some time and before his
eath which occurred at his sisters
n Greenville he had gone there only
ecently. Mr. Snow was a member of
he Maccabee lodge which BODY at
ended the funeral held In the Ban
ist church Monday afternoon, Rev.
N. Spear officiating. He leaves a I
'ife and three children to mourn his ,
Dss.
From the affidavits of the 20 drug
lists in Montcalm county, which were
led with the Prosecuting Attorney
ist Monday, showing the amount of
quor sold, for that purpose, during
he first three days in May, we are in
lined to the opinion that sickness is
n the increase in the county. 1t
hose three days, it appears from the
ruggists' sworn statements. that
quor, wine and beer was sold to 422
Individuals and with one or two ex-
options every sale was made for
medicine There was 3O7 pints of
hiskey, brandy, rum, gin and alconol
I'D, 70 pints of wine, and l12 quarts
beer. We had no idea there was
} much sickness" in the county,
-ontcalm Co Herald.