Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-11-03
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Lodge No. Joo on SATURDAY evening.
Nov. 9Th, for work in the fellow craft
degree.
Mrs. Cynthia Wellman left for Mid:
land Tuesday. She expects to spend
the winter with her sister at that
place.
The Church of Christ will give
l5c supper at the church on election
night from S to 8 O'Clock. p. m.
DO not let any excuse keep a re-
publican away from the polls next
Tuesday. A straight republican vote
deposited in the ballot box Is his duty.
+. M. Burl ank of Lake Odessa Is in
the city today, he Is the republican
candidate for prosecuting attorney
and should receive the full vote of his
party ticket.
The Teachers Institute public
meeting will be held in the Baptist
church, Friday evening instead of the
High school building, to be addressed
by Supt. w. J McKone.
The Belding Banner Publishing
Company has purchased the Star of
that city and the two newspapers
have been consolidated. The plants
have been combined In the quarters
formerly occupied by the Star.
Brother Lapham now proceeds to get
up ripping good paper.-Michigan
Bulletin.
The Bedding High school foot ball
are covering themselves with all sorts
of glory. They haven't lost a game
this season, having beaten every team
which has come up against them.
Their latest victory was to down the
Saranac boys with q score of eleven to
nothing Our boys have not lost a
score this season. They are husky
lot and are not afraid to tackle any
team of their heft.
William Mooney and son, Bert, ar
rived on Monday from Fort Collins,
Colorado. They had been taking in
the st. Louis Exposition sfor few
days on their way here. Mr.. Mooney
says that in Colorado where be is To-
Gated the sugar beet industry is
booming and the farmers there haye
great success in raising the crop.
After visiting his old home for few
weeks he will return, but his son,
Bert, expects TO remain during the
winter.
The true story of the miraculous es-
cape of two Union soldiers, ''Out of
the Jaws of DEATH" is told by w.
Henry Sneak in the November Nc
Clure's, and an astounding, spell
binding tale it is. Captured by guer-
rillas, two young privates from the
l30th Indiana Regiment were shot and
left for dead. Fearfully wounded,
both effected hair-breadth escap pc
Through many thrilling experiences
to their own lives and final relief.
The story, told in part in the words
of the parties themselves, chronicles
IAN adventure so unusual and startling
that it thrills with establishment and
interest.
Last Thursday afternoon shortly
after we had gone to press there
occurred two runaways in this city
that might have been worse than
they we're, although there we're two
persons injured as the result of them.
A team of horses started from near
the planning mill and ran away and
we're seen by Louis jerks, who left
his team to try and stop the runa-
ways. The first team ran into jerks
team and started them and he was so
seriously injured in the mix-up that
followed that he was carried to his
home OH Route l6, of Greenville, and
has been confined to his bed ever
since. He is still suffering from in
ternal injuries but it is thought will
recover all right in time.
The Court of Honor lodge held a
very enjoyable Halloween entertain
ment last Wednesday evening. At
ter the regular session, ghosts and
witches holding forth Ia room light
ed with griDning Jack o'-lanterns,
greeted the company with chilling
spectral hand-clasps. All we're seat
ed and the phantoms distributed pop
corn and apples. The inevitable for
tune teller, respondent in Oriental
finery, occupied tent in one corner
and revealed the mystic future.
Mrs. Ellis furnished music. A liter
airy program which consisted of reci-
tations, vocal selections and a laugh
able drill in which the old witch
marched in with her broomstick and
black cat, followed by troupe of
ghosts in white sheets, who formed
circle around the witch and proved
Il t.lf a.