Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
Short Items of Interest Re
latins TO the To7un and It's
People, told In a Single
Paragraph.

w. -. lsSSu anu WIG were III GTdHu
Rapids Monday, returning Tuesday.
Capt. Putnam of the Salvation
Army Corps is quite sick at his home.
The magnificent scene, the Fairies
Revel given by 35 little girls. Opera
House, April Is.
Martin Wilcox who has been attend
ing the Ferris school at Big Rapids
was home over Sunday.
Mrs. A. Merriam of Big Rapids is a
guest of her daughter and husband
Mr.. and Mrs. f d. Straus.
Mrs. Dan Skellenger went to Nose
ley Wednesday for short visit with
her mother who resides there.
Martin S. Joiner of Benzonia, was
a guest Wednesdayat +. b, Lapham's
he was on his way to Portland
The Ladies Literary Exchange club
will meet with Mrs. A. l. Spencer.
Thursday April Ia. at 2:30 o'clock.
A. r. Workman was in Detroit over
Sunday, his daughter Miss Hattie re-
turned with him for weeks visit.
Edwin O. Webster came up from
Allegan Saturday to remain over
Sunday with his wife and cast a vote
for local option.
Mrs. f. +. Barnard of Madison, Wis,
has moved to this city and will occupy
the house vacated by Rev. j. w.
Sheehan last week.
w. |. Benedict informs US that he
has just received sixty new Tabard
Inn library books. The new library is
getting very popular.
Hon. w. F. Bricker we are pleased
to note is rapidly recovering from his
recent severe sickness and was able
to ride down to the polls and vote.
Republican caucus to elect dele
gates to the county convention will
be held Monday evening, IN the sew
eral wards of the city at I 80 o'clock.
Mrs. Fred Clark of Edmore was
guest at the home of Levi Krick OF
this city the fore part Of the week
She returned to her home yesterday.
DR.. Sorensen has decided to close
up her Office in this city and will re-
move to Grand Rapids to locate. She
has has made many friends during her
residence here of over year.
Fortuna Lodge No l20 will visit
Greenville Lodge, Tuesday evening,
April II. Arrangements for going
will be made later. All members are
requested to go for good time.
VIM. Harding Belding and Nina
Cochran, st. Louis, Fred Mast Beld-
ing and Cora Pierson, Belding; Clyde
L. Modes Bedding and Nellie Harding,
Bedding, have been granted licenses
to marry by the county clerk.
f A. Fuller and wife we're guests
at NJ A. Chapman's over Sunday
They have sold their farm in Mont
calm county and expect to locate in
Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs. Fuller will
first visit in Grand Ledge and also in
New York.
Ruby Babcock entertained a num-
Der of her girl friends Saturda after
noon April 2, at her home on Harri-
son ave. Finch and Pit were the
main feature of the afternoon after
which Mrs. Keeney served an Easter
supper assisted by the little Misses
Alice Gordon and Jessie Eddy.
On Saturday of this week the re-
publicans of Odessa will meet in eau
Gus to elect delegates to the county
convention. At the same time they
will express their preference between
Mr.. Burbank and Mr.. Howard as the
townships choice for place on the
county ticket as prosecuting attorney
The township also has candidate for
the lower branch of the legislature
A number of people were startled
by the alarm of fire on All Fools night
as the wind was blowing very hard al
the time and there were a goodly
number of people who thought it only
an April fool. The cause for the
alarm, however, was small blaze al
the home of Eugene Moulton on Pear
street eccasioned by the explosion OF
an oil heating stove. Damages t
the amount of about twenty dollar:
resulted all of which was covered by
insurance.
o. +. Webster had a hard drive last
Sunday in getting the Sunday edition
of the Grand Rapids Herald from the
press in Grand Rapids TO their des
tination at different points along tn,
route. He usually leaves that city al
3 o'clock in the morning. but on &C
count of the Herald office being dis
commoded on account of the flood las
week delaying press work, he did no
get away from there until six O'Clock
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