Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-15
Interesting Items
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From The Bsldins Home News

Just after going to press last week
the glad news cached our village that
our worthy young friend and towns
man, +. j. Jersey had won the first
prize as solo cornetist at the Band
Tournament then in progress AT Flint.
The announcement was received with
expressions of pride and JOY by all our
citizens. There were ten contestants,
but after the playing of Mr.. Jersey
six withdrew The committee award
Mr.. Jersey the first prize, 800 in gold.
William Dreskell of Lansing, the
second, $50; j. +. o Smith, of Port
Huron, the thire. cornet solos with
piano accomplishments. Mr.. Jersey
entered as a contestant with nothing
to support him except real merit. 1t
Is said that at first he received but
little attention and was regarded as
mere country boy until his first play.
Ing, after which he was the lion of the
day. Mr.. j arrived home on Saturday
afternoon, and was met at the depot
by the Bedding Cornet Band and manv
citizens who extended congratulations
A meeting of reception was held at
church in the evening, which was
largely attended and enthusiastic
throughout. w. A. Luther was APP
pointed Chairman and announced the
object of the meeting, stating tina
the greeting was entirely fitting. He
named many noble men who had won
the applause of the world by self-de-
termination and felt proud to place
MID. in the same category. j. Milton
Earle than took the platform and in
behalf of the citizens of Belding ex-
tended TO Mr.. Jersey warm and en-
thusiastic greeting. He knew that
the victory had been won by good
hard work and personal application,
not by mere stroke of fortune. Nj.
Jersey was then called for, and was
asked to favor the audience with one
of the two selection whic had won him
the prize AS he modestly took his
position on the platform he was greet
with general outburst of applause,
and played "Leroy's Carnival of Ven
ice" with organ accompaniment by
Miss Alice Luther. j. b. Willard waa
thtn called for and made an appro-
pirate and eloquent address-7he was
glad Mr. j had taken the prize be-
cause be had worked for it, and glad
again because it would do him good;
sometimes the k.-sfowment of honors
was lnjuriouStothe victor-he had no
SUCH sdrffss with regard to Peter.
The sale of pews of the Congrega-
tional church at auction Thursday
afternoon yielded the round sum of
81, 300. Several pews are yet unsold.
Peter Shindorf, died at his resi-
dence in Otisco last Thursday, and
was buried with imposing ceremonies
at the Catholic cemetery Saturday
| There were over 100 teams in the
procession.
We are glad to note that ID. +. Bly,
stone is recovering rapidly from the
injury caused to his foot by a falling
plank.
| Wheat-9s cts. Wool 80 to IS cts.
Horace Rowley, an attache of the
Ionia House of Correction, is visiting
today with his uncle, CA. Rowley.
DIR. +. X. Ellis, of Detroit has been
spending few days visiting among
Otisco friends he is secretary of the
Homeopathic Mutual Benefit Asso
citation of Michigan
Men we're amazed, women turned
pale and tainted "a they saw Charles
Peifer's horse come home from Bel
ding without a driver, on the 10th. Fol-
some unknown cause he became
frightened and broke loose, running
from Bedding to Cooks Corners. A
hitchrein and five spokes were broken
On the 9Th Lem Skellinger's team
became frightened at some plaster he
was sowing and ran away. They start
ed near Mrs. Groves barn, ran 80 rods
when they entered a fresh plowet
field Here his little boy, Dan jump
/. ed out, striking on his head, but was
not injured. The horses ran through
three fields. Nothing was broken.