Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22

Mr.. and Mrs. George Madden and son
are visiting friends in Bslding and vicinity.
All. Gruber Of Alma was in the city
Tuesday, looking it over for the fr& time
Mrs. s. Laffler was called to Portland
Monday by the serious illness Of her
mother.
Remember the masquerade dancing
party given by Robt. PEBBLES next Wsdnes-
day evening.
Mrs. j. L. Kitzmillsr Of Greenville was
the guest Of her friends here from Satur-
day till Monday.
Phlox primary No. IA meets at For
ester hall tomorrow night A full atten-
dance is requested.
Mrs. Maggie Elliott Of Lyons is spend
ing a few days at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. D. Crawford.
Misses Anna and Eugenia Laforge left
Monday for a visit with relatives and
friends at Cedar Springs.
Vern c. Divine, the genial proprietor of
The Hub, was in Grand Rapids and
Lowell on business Monday.
Rev. Sidney Usher Dean Of st. Marks
protestant cathedral Grand Rapids. will
ecture in the opera house NOV. g.
Mrs. Ella Seymour of Lakeview ar
ived here Monday evening for a short
,isit at the home Of her daugeter. Mrs.
Or. Spinney, of the Spinney Sanitarium
A glance at the bank reports to be
'ound on the sixth page of this paper will
rive our readers an idea Of the strength
IF these two popular financial institutions.
Mrs. Will Fassold OF Sand Lake and
laughter, Miss Irene Cullom. Of Montague
arrived here Monday for few days visit
It the home of Mr.. and Mrs. M. Y. Gep-
1art.
Mrs. Thomas James Of Chesaning, who
has been here assisting in the care Of her
mother, Mrs. w. B. Owens, who has late
submitted to an operation for cancer,
returned to her home Monday.
The beautiful dramtization Of Bertha
M. Clay's popular novel, Dora Thorne.
will be presented with fine stage setting
at the Bedding opera house Tuesday, De-
cember 4th. Don't forget the date.
The Iona county medical society at its
meeting in Iona last week elected DR.. j.
F. Pnkham of this city president and Dr.
J. E. Ferguson one Of the auditors. The
next meeting will be held in Belding Jan
10, 1907.
Owing to the fact that our advertising
matter has not come we cannot explain
our soap club proposition in this issue
However keep your eye pealed and hear
about it in next weeks issue. Yours
Foster. Ritter & Foster.
Commencing at five o'clock next Satur-
day evening the Catholic ladies OF St
Joseph's parish will serve chicken pie
supper, in the store lately vacated by DR.
Dutt. A liberal patronage is solicited
| Bill 25 cents, children S.
Regular meeting Of the ladies Of the
Modern Maccabees Saturday evening
Nov. "a Ladies will entertain Sir
Knights, wives of the Sir Knights anc
husbands of the ladies who are not Mac
cabees are cordially invited.
Any of our citizens who desire to par
take of the Thanksgiving elmer at thu
Hotel Belding this year should hand il
their names to Clerk Thomas Bracken I
few days before hand in order that ampl'
preparation may be made for thems
Mrs. Luellu X. Web ster left Monda,
morning for Detroit where shh went Il
attend a meeting of the executive boart
Of the Degree of Honor. An operate
from Grand Rapids takes charge of thu
postal telegraph business during he
absence.
The prices that E. Chapple, the flour
feed, bean. wood, coal and grocery man
is making now days should bring bushes
his way, he is looking for trade, asking
for it through his advertisement and tn,
prices ne QUOTES are VI doo WitlUotS Neo'
over his advertisement. buy and saw
} money.
A midnight prowler tried to get int
Rumlers tailor shop last night, breakn
the key he was using off in the door an
making it impossible for Bert to get
} this morning. The would be burglar ev
IDENTIFY needed something better to kee
him warm in the heavy gale that wa
blowing.
Orba Mccoy, who for some time pas
has been an efficient clerk in the L.
Holmes clothing store, has severed HI
connection with that store and left Nor
day morning to accept a position in Par
|, ridge & Backwell's large departmeI
store in Detroit His many friends W
regret to see him leave but will also
pleased to learn Of his success in landir
! so fine position.