Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-19

E. f. Fales OF Ionia was in the city
yesterday on business.
Rev. ID. f Hill of Greenville will
occupy the Baptist pulpit Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Peck has gone to Pierson
to spend few days at her old home.
AS the Buffalo protects its young so
the American Buffaloes protect you
and yours
Miss Grace DeArmond of Hastings
was guest OF friends in this city
over Sunday.
Miss Edith Woodbeck returned TO
her home in Greenville Wednesday,
after a short visit with friends here.
Mrs. Belle Knapp, of Mcbride, ar.
rived in this city last evening for a
few days visit at the home of +. j.
Knapp
Sheldon Smokers. if you enjoy a
good smoke drop into Sheldon's. Up
to date cigars and tobacco exquisite
in flavor, perfectly blended, at popu-
lar prices.-Pipes too.
A joint initiation at the Foresters
lodge by the lady and gentlemen
members of that order will take place
tonight. r. J. Mcdonald, High Chief
Ranger will be present.
At the regular meeting next Mon
day night, there are II candidates to
be initiated into the mysteries of the
Buffaloes and Buffalo feed to follow.
All members should be present.
Mrs A. A. Atwood of Toledo, Ohio
is a guest at the home of her brother
Rev. J. w. Sheehan of this.city. She
arrived Tuesday evening and expects
to remain for couple of weeks
H. S. Campbell travelling repre-
sentative of the Ballon Basket Works
left yesterday for seven weeks trip
in the Northwest going to the Upper
Peninsula and then to Wisconsin.
Daniel Nc Mahon who purchased the
Chas. Harroun property has moved
into the house and will soon be COM
fortably settled. Mr., Mcmahon is
fortunate in securing so desirable a
residence he has charge of this sec.
ton on the Pere Marquette railroad.
Miss Mabel Raymond who has been
the head clerk in w. F. Brokers dry
goods store for the past three years,
resigned her position Saturday. Miss
Raymond's genial greeting will be
missed at the sales counters in Brick
er's by large circle of friends whom
she has made during her stay there.
|. l.. Hubbell, was in Detroit last
} week in attendance at the Grand
Lodge knights of Pythias. He is a
, member of the Grand Tribunal and
! the duties of the Office requires his
attendance at each session of the
Lodge. E. Z. Fales was present as
representative from Fortuna Lodge,
, No 120.
VIM. r. Olds proprietor of the Bel
ding greenhouses among the many
D excellent things grown there has a
D fine lot of lettuce this week, he cut a
! head this morning of the Grand Rap.
f ids quick growing variety and brought
to the Banner Office which weighed
i. IL pounds, being remarkably fine
, one, crisp and tender.
p Mrs. Geo. Putnam entertained a
= company of ladies at her home last
r Thursday with nine o'clock break
I fast in honor of Mrs. Hewitt of Maple
Rapids, one of the chief officials oil
9 the Degree of Honor. At the schoo
of instruction held in the Oddfellow
! hall in the afternoon a class of l.
: were initiated aud a most enjoyable
: time was had.
{ The Tri-County Fair Association OF
Lake Odessa, will hold its first matlne,
May q, 1904, at two o'clock p. m, anC
every two weeks thereafter until thei
: regular fair, which will be held Octo
!, Der 4, 5, g. and I. They report owe
: 20 horses in training at the track
n Trainers McIntire, Jackson, Brigg
and Daily. All inquiries should b.
address ed to S. f. Clark, Genera
o Manager Lake Odessa, Mich.
Chas. X Foote and wife of Har
haye been visiting relatives an
;, friends here during the week. The
stopped off here on their way hom
= from Detroit where they attended tn
Grand Lodges of Pythias and Ratt
bone Sisters. Mr.. Foote represente
It the Hart lodge and Mrs. Foote wen
i as representative of the Rathbon
lie Sisters lodge in this city, she havin
IN been the head officer while she r,
rs sided here and was entitled to tn
g honor. They are running first clqs
lie hotel in Hart and are doing a fin
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