Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09


guest of Greenville friends.
Mrs. NJ. T. Hardy was the guest o
friends at Ionia over Sunday.
Miss Pearl Parker was the guest O.
Grand Rapids friends over Sunday.
Miss Clara Carter of Stanton hal
2 come to this city to accept position
Miss Hattie Sutherland was the
guest of Lakeview relatives over
Sunday.
Don't Stoop Dust Pan at Gibson Ba
zaar.
Miss Avis Coville was the guest OF
friends in Ionia from Saturday till
Monday.
John Jameson and wife of Morley
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Smith
over Sunday.
w. A. Wilder went to Ionia Mon
day to attend meeting of the coun-
ty auditors.
Miss Myrtle Gravelle OF Greenyille
was Sunday guest at the home of
Mrs. Chas. Crosby.
One-haf off on Cloaks. Friedman's
Mrs. John Skedgle of Howard City
was guest of Mr.. and Mrs. f. f.
Chapple over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Whitman Richmond
we're guests of Mr.. Richmond's brother
in Smyrna over Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Clanchey returned from
Stanton Saturday where she had been
called by the illness of her sister.
Percy Hanks and wife of Pennsyl-
yania were guests of Bedding rela-
tiyes this week.
The Ladies Literary Exchange Club
will meet at Mrs. Edward Lambs,
Feb. 18th at 2:30 in the afternoon.
1900 Matches for l0c at Gibson ,Ba-
zaar.
Fred Scheid returned to Kalama-
200 Saturday after ten days visit
with friends in this city and vicinity
Art Upper, of Grand Rapids, ar
rived in this city Monday for 4 short
visit with his mother and other rela-
tlves.
Mrs. G. W. Cooper returned to her
home at Jackson Monday after
short visit 1t the home of X. h.
Strong.
Miss Isa Gibson, of Greenville, was
guest of Mrs. Chas. Rogers on Sun
day last and returned to her home on
Monday.
Mrs. John Westlake of Detroit ar
rived here Saturday for a months Wis
it with her daughter, Mrs. w. II.
Kennedy.
Everything in the dish line l0c at
Friedman's.
Mrs. j. T. Angel went to Portland
Saturday where she was called by the
serious illness of her mother, Mrs. B.
A. Parker.
Mrs. II. F. Strong of Jackson, re-
turned TO her home in that city Mon
day after a short visit at the home of
r. B. Strong.
Miss Leila Bartholomew arrived in
this city on Saturday last from How
ard City to accept position in Beld-
ing Bros. silk mill.
The ladies aid Of the Disciple
church will give ten cent supper,
Friday evening, at Mrs. f ]. Knapp's
on Broas st., from to 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Alfred Locke OF Ionia was a
guest of her parents Mr., and Mrs. J
ID. Morse Tuesday. She reports Mr..
Locke much improved since his illness.
Miss Cora Chase, of Fowlerville,
who has been guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Otto Kelley, for the
past week, left Monday for a short
visit with friends at Lansing.
William ]. Wilson is the owner of
as fine flock OF Partridge Cochin
chickens as can be found anywhere.
Uncle Billy, AS he is Familiarity kno Sn,
Is very fond of them and is Justly
proud of his handsome flock.
Parties who put advertising matter
in mail boxes on rural free delivery
routes instead of putting it through
the postoffice may be stirring up
trouble for themselves. The postal
authorities hold that this is Illegal.
The mail boxes are intended for mail
matter only and rural carriers are in
structed to take all such matter they
find in the boxes and return 1t TO the
home office, where 1t must be
held for payment of regular rates in
the class to which it would properly
~ belong If sent through the mail.
Last Saturday evening at Amuse-
ment Hall prize was given to the
most graceful skater present on the
occasion, the judges consisting of a
trio of travelling men who we're un-