Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-06-18
Short Hems of Interest Re
latins TO the To1un and Its
People, told in a Single
Paragraph.
Local II
Brevities.

MISS AVIS toNliic 10 nome iron
Grand Rapids.
Boys 80 work shoe at 100. Ed
wards shoe sale.
The city flag aoated Monday il
honor of flag day.
w. C. Spicer was in Mecosta Mon
day on business.
John Carten of Ionia spent Sunday
with friends here.
G E. Wortley spent Sunday with
friends in Saginaw.
Eve cents gets big dish of ice
cream at Benedict's.
You should try the "velvet" ice
cream at Wortley q French's.
A. J. Vincent is again able to be
about after few days sickness.
Forest Fish was in Trufant Wednes-
day buying cattle and hogs for market
Mrs. c. Brewer of Ionia was the
guest of Mrs. Walter Meach Sunday.
Judge F. ID. M. Davis of Ionia will
deliver the fourth of July Grafton in
Muir.
f. A. Murphy and family of Ionia
spent Sunday with DR.. w. A. Dutt
and family.
John Riker and wife of Greenville
spent Monday night with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Riker.
G. T. Ranney of Greenville was in
the city Thursday and remained over
night to attend Masonic lodge
Mrs. Calvin Brooks and son of Haz-
elton, Iowa, we're the guests of her
mother-in-law the first of the week.
l. F. Donaldson and Miss Maggie
Payne of Maple Rapids spent Sunday
with his son F. Donaldson of this city.
Miss Claudia Staley returned to her
home in Manistee Monday, after a
two months visit with her sister Mrs.
c. f. Sheldon.
Mrs. w. l. Benedict accompanied
her sister, Miss Smith to Albion, N.
Y, they left Monday and she will re-
main several weeks.
Al Pond of Coldwater was in the
city Thursday and attended Masonic
Lodge, he was called here to attend
court in Ionia as witness.
Mrs. VIM. Rexford of Lowell and
Mrs. VIM. Rexford Jr., and babe of
Grand Rapids are the guests of Austin
Wright and family this week.
Tickets tor the Alumni Banquet
are now on sale at Hotel Belding.
Purchase them at once as it is desir-
ed to know how many to prepare
covers for.
Kyle Wager while running the
edging saw in the factory had the
thumb of his left hand taken off at
the first joint. DR.. Ferguson d ressed
the wound.
J.D. Morse went to Ann Arbor We'd
nesday to be present at the gradua-
tion exercises, his son Rufus who has
been taking law course there, is one
of the graduates.
Leo Corwin who had charge of the
buzz planer in factory &c" had the
first three fingers of his left hand bad
ly lacerated last Monday. Dr. Pink
ham dressed the wounds
Clarence Golden has been here from
Ann Arbor, he leaves for Bemidji
MINI. this week. L G Crothers goes
with him to see the country and will
also visit relative in Detroit MINI.
The village of New Baltimore, with
a population of only 922, has bonded
Indebtedness of $40, 900 and yet recent
ly they voted TO bond for $4,000 addi-
tional to complete their electric light
and water works system.
John 4. Taylor of Eureka was in the
city Tuesday on his way to Lansing tc
attend the Alumni of the NJ. A. c.
Mr.. Taylor is of the class OF rs and
expects to meet several of the old
boys who graduated from that in
stitution.
William Haynes formerly of thi;
city but who has been for some time
working in Greenville has been sent
to the house of correction in Detroii
for 30 days, for tapping the till ir
Frownfcllow's restaurant. 1t is-sait
| he took about $50.
BY the payment of $2s7, Thos. Har
den, the Lyons saloon Keeper, las
week settled out of coWt the damage
case arising from the killing of Jas
Baldwin, of Collins, by a Pere Mar
quette train last fail 1t was alleged
that Baldwin was drunk and secured
his liquor at Harclen's saloon.
A company of nine members of thu
Eastern Star order was chaproned b.
Mrs. Clara Stanton Saturday after
noon TO her old home the G. NJ. Stay
ton farm in Grattan where a few
hours we're spent in visiting and eat