Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-22
Short Hems of Interest Re-.
Lafins to the 7ozvn and It's
People, told In a Single
Paragraph.

MISS irene Barnes OF Stanton was
the guest of her parents over Sunday.
Miss Flossie Brown left Tuesday for
a weeks visit with her parents ut Reed
City.
Don't get mixed on this Ionia fair
question. It's Sept. 27-S-9-30 and you
are billed to go.
A. (. Coutant of Mt Pleasant, former
editor of the Enterprise was i'm the city
for few hours Saturday.
Adam Wagner returned Monday
from few days vacation from work at
his office desk at Highland Park.
Supt, of speed o. w. Slocum of Ionia
fair, is already swamped with orders to
"reserve stalls for our entire string.n
Harry Currie loaded car of chick
ems at Howard City last week, his ship
ments average over a thousand week.
Mrs NJ. Thomas, who has been spend
ing week in this vicinity as guest
at the homes of Alphonso and Fred
Deitz, returned to her home at Mecosta,
Tuesday.
One OF the really good attractions at
Ionia fair will be what is probably the
largest pair of oxen in the world. They
weigh over three ton now and are still
growing.
That Ionia fair of last year surely
kept some away from Grand Rapids
and State fair this year, they must
think Ionia fair is pretty near good
enough for any one.
The corner stone of the new court
house in Stanton will be laid under
Masonic ceremonies by the Grand lodge
officers, Sept. 9th, at 1880 o'clock p m.
Everybody is invited TO be present.
Mrs. Nellie Willard has been making
some fine Improvements at her mil
linery store. A gallery has been put in
with easy access from the center of the
room and it gives her much needed
room for display of goods.
Arrangements have been made TO
have regular services in the Baptist
church at Smyrna, beginning next Sun
day. Sunday school at 2:30 o'clock p.
m. followed by preaching at $3.50 o'clock
by Rev. f. b. Irving, to which all are
cordially invited.
Mrs. Gay Smith of Cedar Springs
has been guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. e.. M. Smith for week past.
On Tuesday she joined Mrs. Smith in a
visit with her son Arthufat st. Louis,
where they expect to remain for the
balance of the week
Mrs. John Randall returned to her
home at Anaconda, Montana, Monday,
after short visit with Mrs. Lewis
Cartridge and Mrs. Arthur Moore.
Mrs. Hiram Eckert of Shepard, was
also guest of the two families from
Saturday till Monday.
The Baptist Sunday school will have
a social evening for children and grown
ups Wednesday evening, Sept. 2S, be-
ginning OF 1880, at the home of Orlo
Morse, 224 w. High street. Come and
bring the children. No charge will be
made, but voluntary offering for the
piano fund will be received.
In the case of The Cheney company
OF Grand Rapids, against Chas. Algeo
of GAINESVILLE, in which the company
claimed Mr.. Algeo misapproperated
funds and which was tried recently in
the circuit court at Ionia, it was shown
that the company had no cause of ac-
ton whatever against Mr.. AlgeO and
the case was thrown out of court by
Judge Davis.
A couple of street musicians boy and
a girl probably of Italian extraction,
sang songs on our streets Monday. He
wore knee pants and she had on short
dress, the boy played the ACCORDION and
assisted in the songs, while the girl
shook the tambourine and used il as a
contribution box, which she passed
round at the close of every second song.
Mrs. Sarah Lessiter was visitor at
the fair in Grand Rapids last week, she
has been in attendance at every fair
held there for the past thirty years.
Mrs. Ezra Saterlee of Greenville, was
her guest Sunday and Freeman Chap
man OF Holden, Nebraska, has also
been her guest He is an old soldier
and was here to attend the reunion at
Durand.
The Rev. John Henry Hopkins, of
Chicago, Secretary of the Fifth Mission
airy Department of the United States,
will preach at Holy Trinity church on
Friday of this week at 7:30 p. m.
Everyone is cordially invited TO be pres
ent. Mrs. Hopkins, who is accompany
inc him will meet the ladiao If tho con.