Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-02

Buy Gas RANCE and save time. labor
and money. Att
Fresh groceries every day at Gibson's
Crockery and Grocery store.
Clean kitchen. clean cook, clean meals,
il you have GAS RANGE. Att
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Letson were
Grand Rapids visitors Monday.
Mrs Lucy Leonard Of Sheridan was a
guest Of her sister. Mrs. Bertha Slocum
from Saturday till Monday
Mrs. Fred Hoxie Of Saranac returned
home Saturday after few days visit
with her mother, Mrs. William Gibson.
Will Chase and family of Dunkirk. N.
Y. have moved to this place and will make
their home in this vicinity 10 the future.
C. A. Rowley was down last week from
Greenville. where he has been living this
winter with his son. and remained over
Sunday.
Easter Millinery opening Of spring AND
summer styles are now ready for inspec-
ton. Everybody cordially invited. Over
the old Holmes store. Mrs. E A. Blair.
A Gas LAMP gives clear, steady glow
which floods the room with light but does
not hurt the eyes. 4ltf
II you once cook with Gas, money
wouldn't hire you to 60 back to the old
fashioned methods. Aft
Mrs. j B. Essex was taken very sick
the first of the week. and pneumonia was
feared for awhile Mrs. E. " Essex of
Grand Radios here assisting in caring for
her.
Owen Tissue of Butternut was a guest
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tissue.
the first Of the week, coming here for his
little son who has been visiting his grand
parents for several weeks past.
Amiel Ferrick was in the city last week
from Manistee and has arranged to move
there and make it his home for the pres
emit The many friends Of himself and
wife regret that he did not decide to come
back here to reside.
John Emmons, who for the past six
months has been working in Megil, Ne
yada, has returned to his home in this
city. His western trip seems to have
agreed with him pretty well, judging from
his looks upon his return.
A booklet of sermons by James F. Hal
liday of Greenvile is on sale at w. l..
Benedict's This booklet comprises five
sermons on the following subjects: The
Virgin Birth, The Significance of CAL
vary" 1.-The Resurrection. " The Deity
of Jesus. Christianity as Christ Preached
1t = Get one and read it.
Z. E. Doty returned last Friday from
Terre Haute. Ind where he had been in
attendance at a convention Of photograph
ers While there he was placed on the
inside and given tips by the inventor con-
corning the new auto-chrome photographs,
which show natural colors direct from
life. He brought home couple which he
worked up while there.
L. D Pierce left last week for the west
to seek new location for business and a
home. He sold his fine residence here
to Mart Hayes ard while he is looking for
location Mrs. Pierce and daughter will
remain with his father near Ionia. Mr.
and Mrs Pierce leave large circle OF
friends in this vicinity.
H. B. Wilcox and family have moved
to Ionia. They returned from Monticello
Mass, last week, where Mr.. Wilcox went
to accompany them home. He has po-
sition in the state reformatory, and as he
sold his home some time ago. concluded
to move there, locating at $50 North
Jackson street. They have been long
time residents here and the best wishes
Of very large circle Of friends go with
them
Floyd A. Puffer is the inventor Of q
disc pow jointer, which bids fair to out
rival anything in the line Of jointers YET
put out. 1t can be attached to pillow il
such a way as to cut the ground and sod
for the pillow to turn into burrows, rolling
the same into excellent shape for working
the ground for all there is in it. A test
has shown its merits.
Portland owns its own electric light
plant The chairman Of the electric light
committee says: 1T may be interesting
o note how we'll the plant has paid during
the past year. 1t has paid all running
expenses. interest on the Indebtedness
also 81 .506 for new water wheel anc
shaft and gears, 1908 for a new excitol
and 81 500 on the principal Of the indebt
edness and has 81 ,4zs AZ in the treasury
which is Se52.44 more than was in tn,
treasury one year ago.
Bruce Fales, on the L. c. Fales farm
has ten little pigs he and>his wife ar,
bringing UP on bottle. The mother pit
died, leaving eleven. but one Of them diet
also. Bruce thought there was no u.s.
trying to save the little stockings, but hi
wife thought differently and took then
| y;oht into tha houee undar her epocial a re