Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-12-13
Short Hens of Interest Re
Lating to the Town and ITS
People, told In a Single
Paragraph.

Get your Christmas Candy at O'Bryon's
Mrs WI BaIlou is visiting with frlenos
in the Valley City.
Buy groceries at Pierces and save
money. Prices away-down.
Miss Grace Stson went to the Valley
City Wednesday for short visit
You can get prescriptions for Kargor
Compound filled at Wortley & Frenchs
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Cusser and daughter
Marguerite, were Grand Rapids visitors
yesterday.
Mrs E. 6. Ostrom of Orleans was ir
the city yesterday on her way to Crane
Rapids for a short visit.
Mel Curtis was Grand Rapids visitor
Tuesday evening going on the specis
train carrying the Woodman.
Miss Vivian Holmes of Greenvills ar
rived here Wednesday for short visit al
the home of George Holmes.
Closing out my entire stock OF books
stationary. wall paper, Xmas goods, etc
at reduced prices. W. A. Wilder.
Mrs. Mary Underwood Of Sheridan, q
former resident of this city, is the guess
Of old friends here for week or ten days
Mrs. Vera Wildwood returned to hel
home at Sheridan Wednesday after .
short visit with her son. Glen Leonard
and her daughter, Miss Vera Leonard.
A fine daug liter born last Friday cause:
rejoicing in the home of Mr. and Mrs
L. A. Rowley. Its papa is the proudes
rural mail carrier that drives on any route
in Michigan. as will be noticed by hi'
smile that wont come off.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Filkins left yestsi
day for Chattanooga, Tenn, where the,
expect to spend the winter with theil
daughter, Mrs. c. A. Ryerson. Mr.. Fill
kins says he expects to remain in the sou
until June as they came back too soor
last year and found some very col.
weather on their arrival in Michigan.
The art picture exhibit now in progress,
in Woodmen hall in charge Of the higt
school should be patronized by all our Cit
zens. The large collection Of representa-
tons of rare paintings by many of the ole
masters and OF modern artists which ar,
unusually fine, should be seen and ar,
we'll worth the price of admission. The
pictures are no cheap affairs.
Rev. T. j. Clemens, Wesleyan Metho
dist clergyman residing in this city, j:
holding very successful meetings ever,
Sunday evening in Smyrna. The atten-
dance at the services he says is very
good and the interest shown is sncourag
ing. BesiGes his special religious work hi
is agent for number OF books and is
taking many orders for delivery during
the holidays.
Miss Mary Humphrey, former BeldinG
girl, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Humphrey Of Lansing, is attaining consd-
cradle fame as story writer. In the
current number Of the National magazine
OF Boston, the first portion of an article
called The Bright Side Of Life in Pack
ton, written from an opposite point Of
view from that taken by Upton Sinclair
will be found and it is an interesting story
Miss Humphrey is remarkably clever ir
her handling Of the subject,
E. n, Deatsman sends the Sunfislc
Sentinel the following list Of lonia county
people who have taken up homestead
claims in North Dakota: Marvin Kenyon
$40 acres; Ella Kenyon, 100 acres
James Kenyon, 100 acres; Frank Kenyon
l6o acres; j. n Cramer. 100 acres; n
L. VanBenscoten, 800 acres; Hal
McClelland, l6o acres; c A. Staley
Belding, $50 acres: W. A. Staley, Col
ling. l6o acres; Rob Merrifield. l6o
acres; Will Merrifield. go acres: Charles
Hoppough, Bedding, sl6o acres; Bowers
Peabody, 100 acres; Frank Peabody,
100 acres; Jason Peabody. 100 acres;
Floyd Peabody. l6o acres; Rob Rumfield,
100 acres; E n. Deatsman, $50 acres;