Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21

Mrs. ]. Renick left Tuesday for a
short visit with friends at Barryton.
Mrs. Wean of Chadwick was the
guest of friends in this city Tuesday.
Carleton Washburn and George
Wagner are home from Ann Arbor'
M. j. Demorest and wife we're the
guests of relatives In Greenville over
= Sunday.
Mrs. Archie Lewis visited relatives
in Lowell from Saturday till Tuesday
morning.
Frank Collins of Greenville trans
acted business in this city the first OF
the week.
CLYDE Fuller has moved his family
to Shiloh where he will work a farm
this season
The Ladies Literary Exchange Club
will meet at Mrs. Carrie Lloyd's Apr.
% at 2:30 P. M
Miss Ella Pullman left Tuesday for
a weeks visit with friends at Lansing
and Grand Ledge.
Sheriff Fales of Ionia was In this
city Monday looking after his bust
ness interests here.
Mrs. w. H Kennedy was a guest of
her daughter, Mrs. Ray Watson OF
Greenville, yesterday.
Ezra Blackmer of Carson City was
guest of his friend Lawson Bald vim
of this city over Sunday.
Mrs. Phil Krum of Lowell was a
guest at the home of Ernest Godfrey
of this city the first of the week.
Miss May Conant of Greenyille was
a guest of her sister, Mrs w. 7.
Pope of this city, Tuesday night.
A. Wagner's agency held the in
surance on the Gowan property which
was burned last Sunday in the sum of
$4,000.
Special communication of Bedding
Lodge No. 355, F. & A. NJ. Saturday
evening, April %. Work in M. NJ.
degree.
Mrs. Will Orser left here on Tues
day morning for three weeks visit
with relatives and friends at Port
Huron and Yale.
The Misses Kittie and Edith Spicer
came home Monday to enjoy weeks
vacation with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Spicer.
The school board say there is need
at once for two more school rooms,
and it is suggested that a new high
school building be built.
The Gowan Hotel, property and.
store recently owned by w. F. Brick
er which he exchanged tor Bay City
property, was burned last Sunday.
Mrs. Sophia Strauss of Grand Rap
ids was the guest of her son E. ID.
Strauss of this city the first of the
week. She returned home Tuesday
morning.
f S. Chase and E. L. Carpenter
went to Grand Rapids Tuesday to
look at cement brick machine with
view to purchasing one of them for
use in this city.
Eli Kendall left Tuesday morning
for a short business trip to Saginaw.
Mrs. Kendall accompanied him as
far as Edmore where she will visit
friends for a few days
Perry N. Moore, president of the
village of Portland, a man honored
and respected by all who knew him,
died Saturday of pneumonia. He was
born in Wayne, Ind, Sept. 6, 1874.
Mrs. Julia Johnson and daughter,
Mrs. Will Walker, of Greenville, we're
guests at the home of Mrs. George
O'Dell of this city the first of the
week and returned to their home on
Tuesday.
This Office is offering a trip to the
Worlds Fair at st. Louis for 1904 sill
yer dollars and, if this is not enough,
we will extend the trip to the Golden
Gate and return p. S.-Of course
we had rather have it in bills, If it's
just as convenient.
The Pecos valley in New Mexico
will have an influx of Bedding citizens
this week as Thos. WEIGH headed a
party for that country Monday. In
the party we're Eli Hanks, Ernest
Benton. w. j. Knott, Cassie Mason,
II. Clay Tallman and son and others.
Mrs. DR.. Stanton and Mrs. J. E.
Weaver left Tuesday morning for a
few days visit at the home of Rev. o.
}. Golden of Perrinton, former pas
tor of the M. f. church in this city.
They we're accompanied by Clarence
Golden who has been spending a por-
ton of his vacation In this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Moon we're hap
,niIu raminded Of their thirt v-aecond