Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-01-04

Rapids, Tuesday.
Miss Elsie Willard returned to her
college studies in Monroe, Tuesday.
Miss Beatrice Stanton returned TO
Fremont, Monday, to resume her school
work.
Miss Marguerite Lamb and Miss
Florence Fisher returned TO Ypsilanti'
Tuesday.
Mark Hoppough attended the Elks
New Years night watch meeting In
Ionia, Monday.
Misses Bessie and Nell Tower return
ed Monday TO Grand Rapids, after q
visit Mt Charley Websters.
Mrs. Albert Swartz and children OF
Hastings, who has been spending q
week here returned Monday.
EdH. Wilson returned last week
from Detroit, where he had been to
visit his daughter over Christmas
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Abbott were
here TO spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Reeves.
I, Abe Friedman and wife and Mr..
Charles Friedman were in Greenville
Monday spending the day with friends.
Mrs. Sarah Lessiter has returned
from Grattan, where she went to spend
Christmas with Miss Kitttie Lessiter.
Ray Emmons OF Lansing made Wis
1t with Bedding friends, over Sunday.
He says he likes the capitol city very
much.
Walter whitney left this week for
Pacific Grove, California, where he
will have charge Of large restaurant in
that city.
Miss Ann Bracken left for Otsego,
Tuesday. Her mother, Mrs. Thomas
Bracixen, accompanied her to Grand
Rapids.
Miss VERNE Brown left Tuesday, for
Richmond, TO begin her school duties
after vacation visit with relatives and
friends here.
Z The Banner is in receipt OF the Mich
igan Agricultural College calendar for
1912, il is fine one and reflects credit
on one OF Michigans best state institu-
tons
FLOYD Emmons OF Detroit was a
guest of friends in the city over Sun
dsy, he came here to meet his father,
Ray Emmons, and sister Mrs. Albert
Urtell.
f. b. Blett and wife Of Grandville,
we're here to spend New Years day
with his parents. He is Editor OF the
'Grandville Star and is making 1t
fine paper.
Miss Warner, who has been visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry War
nee and other friends andrelatives dur
ing the holiday vacation returned TO
Grand Haven, Tuesday.
No better Christmas or New Years
presents could be thought OF for friend
than q years subscription to the Banner,
il would be constant reminder Of the
good will Of the giver.
Mrs. w. w. Mitchell returned TO
Grand Rapids, Tuesday, after holiday
visit with her son Willard Peck. She
is living with her brother, +. b. Smith
in the city who was also here on visit.
z. Soveren returned last week from
Lansing, where he has been visiting
hisdaughter, Mrs. Frank Miner, he has
received telegram announcing the
death of Will Soveren's child at the
latters home in the west.
J. b. Brown and family left last week
for Detroit TO reside, their household
goods were shipped Saturday, and the
family will visit in Grand Ledge q few
days before settling in their new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown have many friends
in this city, and regret 10 lose them az
citizens.
Chas. Ireland was guest at Q
Christmas tree ut Belding this week
and when he came back he brough,
with him present which he received
on the tree from some of his Bedding
friends. 1t was small shove, anC
with IL came card informing him tha
IL was to be used in cleaning Ionis
alleys.-Ionia Seminal.
The snow storm which began las
Saturday disarranged Bargain DAY
somewhat, for both buyers and sellers
but many farmers however took cd
vantage OF the occasion and got in OF
the special prices and considerable bust
ness done in spite Of the bad weather
A little storm or disagreeable weathe
doesn't cause our merchants TO loos
heart and become discouraged, they al
continue TO do business at the old STAN
and push the button for greater trad
effort
Fred l.. Warner, of Belding, who
70 be candidate for prosecuting 81
torney on the republican ticket In tn
81 T. Ia