Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-05-16


Special sale of all trimed and untrim.
ed hats Saturday, at Erickson's Mil.
linery store.
ii. III. Bedding of Chicago who has
been in the city on business returned
home Tuesday.
Miss Jennie Schroeder lett Wednes.
day for her home at McIver, where she
expects TO remain for the summer.
The Woodman and Royal Neigh bors
will attend the Congregational church
service the first Sunday in June.
Just received two dozen beautiful,
swapping bright white diamond rings,
selling at SIC 90 and $500. A. b. Hull.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
hold bake goods sale at Wilson IL
Skellenger's next Saturday, May Is,
beginning at 10 o'clock.
Ameeting of the City Cemetery AS
ISOLATION has been called for Tuesday,
May Dist, at the home of Mrs. Addie
Whitford
Mrs. j. &. Brooks. who has been the
guest OF her sister. Mrs. M. Huntley for
several months past, left for her home
at Big Rapids, Wednesday.
Miss Lena Thompson has returned
home from Bay City where she has
been in the hospital there for the past
three weeks much improved in health.
M. G. Bently of Marshall formerly
in the clothing business in this city has
purchased the $40, 900 stock of shoes of
the l.. A. Dudley Co. in Battle Creek
and will continue the business at that
store which has been in operation con-
tinously for the past twenty-nine years.
1t is not strange that one who fights
the devil with fire should also become
an adept at handling the stuff and we
are not at all surprised to note that
Rev. Edrie Collins did gallant work
when the home of one of his friends
caught fire at Bedding Re-
view.
What is claimed To have been the
largest and most valuable single load
OF wool ever marketed in Ionia was
hauled in by Lee Spaulding few days
ago. 1t represented the fieeces of 500
western lambs which Mr.. Spaulding
has been feeding this winter and the
check handed out by the buyer was for
$l,075.60. There were 1898 pounds on
the wagon, which was equipped with
high stock rack made higher with
sideboards.
One of the biggest attractions on
the program for the Ionia Chautauqua
this year is the Catha Woodland play
ers Company which furnishes the en-
tire program on Tuesday, July 2. The
Catha Woodland Players Company is
composed sixteen dramatic artists, who
give outdoor productions of Shakes
pearan plays, the Ionia program calling
for sAs You Like IT. i'm the afternoon,
and "a midsummer Nights Dream
in the evening. The plays will be
staged in the beautiful grove on the
banks of Grand river, using natures
own scenery for stage setting.
There was very large attendance in
the NJ. +. church Wednesday night TO
enjoy the male quartette concert, fine
program was given with choruses by
the M. +. choir under direction of its
leader Fred Cornell. The male quartet
consists Of Messrs. Cornell, Hoyt, Boyer
and Worters and they sang exceedingly
we'll. The other numbers were vocal
solo, Miss Lottle Helm; Reading, Miss
Lydia Butts; Vocal Duet, Orlo Morse
and Mr.. Cornell; Piano Solo, Fleda
Walker; Quartette, Misses Stults,
Smith, Maxwell and Mr.. Cornell; Voca
Solo, Mrs. Henry Freddy; Reading,
Miss Detwiler; Vocal Duet, Mrs. l..
Hudson and Miss Leila Hook; Piano
Solo, Miss Leila Maxwell; solo, Mrs.
Berry; Reading, Mrs. Emma Brown;
Piano Duet, Fleda Walker and Mr..
Cornell. 1t was all good and the
church will receive good boost toward
paying off portion Of its indebtness.