Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-21
Short Items of Interest Re
latins TO the Toqun and It's
People, told In a Single
Paragraph.

Tuesday, on business.
Rugs. Rugs Rugs. Best line in the town.
Foster. Ritter & Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Reed were Grand
Rapids visitors Tuesday.
Parlor cabinets. Dainty Xmas presents
Foster, Ritter & Foster.
Roy Gleason is spending the holidays in
Pentwater visiting friends
Grover Buchanan went to Coral. Tues
day for two weeks visit
Fancy shelves, plate racks, hat racks,
ETC., at Foster, Ritter & Foster.
Cut flowers for Xmas will arrive Sat.
Dec. %. Geo. o. Tooley & Co.
Combination book cases, all kinds and
all prices. Foster, Ritter & Foster.
Clair Peck is home from the Michigan
Agricultural college visiting his parents
Miss Josie Yoder left for her home at
Portland, yesterday, to spend the holidays.
Get your pictures framed. Prompt at
tention given all orders. Foster, Ritter &
Foster.
Fancy pictures Of all kinds. They will
make good presents. Foster, Ritter q
Foster.
Souvenir books of Beldng 10 views
neatly put up only Sl.oo and they are
worth it too.
A splendid second hand piano for sale.
It's just the thing for Xmas. Foster, Rit-
ter & Foster.
Mrs. Ed Westbrook of Greenvle was
Sunday guest at the home of her father
Wellington Johnson.
Sdeboards and buffets. fine in quality
and low in price. Get Xmas prices. Fos-
ter, Ritter & Foster.
Miss Marie Nickerson left Tuesday for
her home in Lakeview where she will
spend her Christmas vacation.
As must give up possession of the
building | now occupy. all hats must 60
regardless of cost Mrs. Rogers.
Miss Myrtle Nichols. and Miss Bliss went
to Greenvlle Monday to resume their
studies in the Bliss business college.
Crit. Waugh Of Wales arrived in this
city Saturday to make his home In Amer
lea. He is brother of Thos. Vaughn.
Mrs. w. T. Van Valkenburg of Toledo,
Ohio, arrived here Saturday for few
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. H. c.
Wilbur.
The contract for installing the steam
heating plant in the second ward school
houses has been let by the board to AL
Tuinstra for S686.z5.
Mrs. Mary Vaughn of Ionia arrived in
this city Monday from Ionia. She will
have charge Of the work Of settling the
Belding Bros. g. Co.'S new boarding
house.
Miss Mae Harvey, who for the past
year has been spare hand in the winding
room at the Richardson silk mill. was pre-
sented with beautiful gold jewel case
and book Of poems by her girls. before
leaving for Grand Rapids.
Don't forget the great Lyman Howe
moving picture show at the opera house
Wednesday evening, January 5rd. The
advertisement for the same on the last
page should read the 5rd instead Of the
End. Remember the date.
Geo. w. Miner, route agent Of the Unit
ed States Express Co., who has charge Of
the various routes in this section of the
state, and who was formerly located at
Lansing, has moved his headquarters to
this city and now occupies desk IN the
office here.
A. o. hummer while moving pile Of
wood in his timber lot recently struck a
nest Of peculiar little animals. He caught
one not more than aninoh long but appar-
emily full grown. 1t is something like a
mole and yet is not one, having a long
tail and long and pointed nose or snout
1t died and Chas. Knapp. the taxidermist
in Benedict's will embalm and stuff it in
the interests Of science.
The boys in the dye house Of the Beld-
ing Bros. & Co. mill gave William Hutch
inson fine meerschaum pipe just before
the noon hour Wednesday. The presen
tation was made by Ernie Moore and
came as a great surprise to Mr.. Hutchin-
son, who although taken so unawares
managed to respond in feeling manner
thanking the boys for the kindness shown
and wishing them all a Merry Christmas
and Happy Near Year.
The Jolly Twelve were entertained
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A
Friedman on Monday evening last
where most delightful time was had
The members were all present and at the
close Of the games it was found that Mr.
Harry A. Lamb was entitled to first hon.
ors for the gentlemen's prize and Mrs
w. B. Reed for the ladies' Mr.. Thomas
Griffith and Mrs. r. w. Swift wer,
awarded the consultations.
Mrs Frank Luck. Mr.. and Mrs. Der
Luck and little son, and Milo Luck. al
Of this city, left Monday morning 70
Santa Monica, California, where they ex