Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-17

Thursday.
Mrs. C. M. Morgan Of Ionia is spending
few days with Mrs. Ed Knapp.
Mrs. Lyman Saxton Of Detroit is visiting
Mrs. Moses Powers for . few days.
Miss May conant Of Grssnvils was the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. W. T. Pope.
Mrs. G. F. Smith went to Carson City
Yesterday for short visit with friends.
Mrs. W. N. Cottrsll visited Thomas ane
George Cottrsll Of Grssnvills yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Smith Of Ronald spent
from Sunday till Tuesday at j.. w. Miners
Last Tuesday E c. Lloyd purchased OF
w. F. Bricksr the west half Of the store
which he now occupies.
Mrs. Alice Mitchell Of Lansing. arrived
mere Tuesday evening for short visit
with Mrs. M. A. Jersey.
Mrs. Grinnell Parker of.Nsw York ar
rived here Tuesday evening for a visit
with Mrs. Henry Bssbs.
Fifteen thousand dollars worth Of staple
and fancy dry goods at slaughter prices
for l | days at Spencer Bros.
Alva P. Ellis Of Cohoctah is in the cit,
caring for his son Alva. who is slowly re-
covering from intermittent fever.
Fred A. Washburn attended meeting
of the state asylum board in Pontiac this
week, Mrs. Washburn accompanied him
i The ladies Of Bedding and vicinity SHOULD
read the ad of Spencer Bros. this week
as there is something of interest in it fol
every lady within 20 miles Of Belding.
| A special two weeks course in fruit
will be held at the Michigan agriculture
college, beginning Feb. lth. designed es-
pecially for men already growing fruit.
Jerome B. Vincent is entitled to the
blue ribbon for the heaviest dressed eight
months-old pig yet reported in the county
1t weighed $40 pounds and was sold t
C. H. Kseney, the City meat market man
DR.. Russell H. Conwsll. the creates
and most popular lecturer on the Ameri-
can platform, gives one OF his famous
lectures at Greenville Saturday nigh,
Jan. l9.
Foster, Ritter & Foster say the bed it.
self should be metal-iron or brass-an'
the mattress should DO felt They hav,
beds from IS 90 up and felt mattresses
the guaranteed kind-from 81 90 up.
Myron Jones Of Palmyra. New YorI
who has been the guest Of his cousin. J. g
7 Essex for the past three weeks. has re
: turned to his home. He thinks Michiga
is not in it with New York.
t We have several articles in second ham
goods for sale cheap, an iron bed. pal
= Of springs, 2 good mattresses, ! dinn
table, | couch, | baby carriage, l Sc
chairs, etc. II interested ask for prices
: Foster. Ritter & Foster.
g Mrs. Nellie Tanner received word Mon
Il day by wire Of the death Of her father Mi
A. Conde of Ottawa, Canada, aged 8
'r years. Mrs. Tanner was unable to 9
= and attend the funeral. Her moths
g died there about five years ago.
Mrs. A. H. Caldwell returned Monda
from short visit at the home of Mr.. ar
J. Mrs. John Skedgell Of Howard City. ST
S, brings the sad news that their daught'
2. Lula, was dangerously i'll and hardly Q,
- pected to live the day through.
& Joseph Presley will soon 60 to Pinckne
Mich. and open clothing store for L.
,g Holmes taking portion Of the Holms
at stock from this city. The location the
Of is a good one and Mr.. Presley, who is
ds fine salesman, will undoubtedly do well
r Beginning classes will DO organized
2n the kindergarten for the little folks begi
is ming January %. All above five yea
no should enter at that time. There will al
be new courses offered in the high scho
las This is a favorable time for the boys a
IS. girls Of our city to begin their school VOL
BILE The first semester Of the Belding c
led schools will close Jan. 90. The studsl
IN Of the high school and the pupils OF grac
Ter are putting in their best efforts in orc
gle to pass the work for their classes. Thu
ldy who pass will be handed promotion c,
in tificates which will admit them to the n
higher grade.
: Mrs. Martha Vanderp died at the no
\ Of her son Albert in the Bedding addt
|. on Monday afternoon at 4:50. hav
, reached the age OF 72 years. The
3 mains were taken to Lowell for interme
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Vandsrlp. Miss An
J Helmer and Miss Ida Vandsrlip went
! Lowell Wednesday to attend the funs
> Ionia District Fair Association
4. their annual business meeting and el
ton Of officers at lonia last week.
! usual there was not a large attsndar
but there was considerable snthusis
Z among those who were there. The
= port showed that the receipts from
4 years exhibition were $2,s45.75, and
! expenditures $2.542 81. leaving bala
4 of $4OO 81. George L. Kelner ,