Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-26

MISS Anna Feehan returned Mon
day from a weeks visit with friends
at st. Johns.
Mrs, A II. Caldwell went to Lowell
Tuesday for a short visit with friends
in that city.
DR.. Geo. E. Smith returned Tuesday
afternoon from few days visit with
friends at Almont.
M. H. Griffith and family were the
guests of relatives in Greenville from
Saturday till Tuesday.
Mrs. F. K. Underwood and Miss
Lena McFarlane of this city were
Greenville visitors last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Ranney of
Greenyille are the happy parents of a
fine daughter born last Friday.
Mrs. M. V. Heckathorn returned
Tuesday from two weeks visit with
friends and relatives at Coral
The Sheridan Advertiser under the
editorialship of E. E. Stoddard comes
out in very much impoved condition.
w. Fl. Richardson moved his family
to Greenville this week where he has
accepted position in the Ranney
Refrigerator factory.
Rev. III. N. Spear returned Tuesday
from trip to Cleveland where he has
been in attendance at meeting of
the American Baptist Association.
MIR. and Mrs. Hiram Miner went to
Ionia Tuesday to look after their in
terests in the Dodson will case now
being tried in the circuit court in that
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Sutphen left Tues
day morning for Niles, Mich, where
they expect to remain for some time.
They have been spending the winter
at the home OF Mr.. Sutphen's father
in this city.
The regular w. G T. U. meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs. j. w.
Sheehan Tuesday afternoon, May 81,
at 2:30 o'clock. Quotations, flowers.
A collection will be taken for flower
mission work.
Silas Hull has sold his residence in
this city and is moving to Barryton
where he will engage in farming in
the future. Mrs. Hull left on the
$40 train Tuesday and Mr.. Hnll will
make the trip by road.
Divorces were granted in the circuit
court last Friday, in the cases of Sarah
j. Shute VS.. George Shute, and Myron
Taber VS.. Emaline Taber. Both Bel
ding cases, and in both OF which |. L..
Hubbell was the attorney
Cecil Dunlap who has been working
in the o. ]. Kuhn hardware store for
some time past has left that place
and on Tuesday went over to Lowell
in quest of position in the electric
light plant at that place.
Mrs. Weinhold of Milwaukee has
been a guest at the home of .her Sis
ter, Mrs A. G. Wheeler, for the past
week. She left Tuesday morning for
a visit with friends at AuSable before
returning to her home in that city.
Members of the Congressional club
gave Rev. and Mrs. j. Z. Butler sur
prise visit Tuesday evening in honor
of the 18th anniversary of their mar
rage, pleasant evening was enjoyed
by all and hot maple syrup which
sugared off was served.
The Bedding City Cemetery Asso-
citation are requested to meet at the
cemetery Saturday with tools for
cleaning the grounds and planting
flowers, regular business meeting will
be held May 30, with the president
Mrs. Kim King. A basket picnic sup
per will be served, the cemetery
flower fund basket will be present to
receive contributions.
f. II. King, who for long time was
in the photograph business in this
city, spent Monday night in this city.
Mr.. King has recently returned from
long trip through the south and is
better satisfied then ever with Michi-
gan, and will build him a residence
studio in Grand Rapids and resume
his work as photographer in that
city in the near future.
Mrs. Sarah Lessiter, Mrs. Fred Dor
man, Mrs. Lamberton and Mrs. L c..
Willard went out to Grattan Wednes-
day and spent the day with Mrs A. S.
Holmes who with Mrs. Lucy Stocking
celebrated the anniversary of their
Gath birthday, they report most en-
ioyable time. Mrs. Lessiter had the
pleasure of visit with Warren Shell
don and wife of Eaton Rapids, Mon
day at w. l.. Halls.
There is 1850 children of school age
in the county according to the last
school census and the amount of pri-
mary school money to be divided
among the cities and townships is
S., 44S.00. Bedding has 1855 children OF
school age and its share is S471. This