Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-14
NEWS
OF BELD|NG PEOPLE
MANY YEARS AGO
MELVIN CHAPMAN AND JOSEPH
KAMERUS WENT HUNGRY TO
FAVOR BOOSTERS
CITY PARK NEEDED AND
GOOD SITE PROPOSED
Squire Luther Finished a Job Com
menced A Long Time Before
Married Couple

The following items were taken
from our files of June 3, 1880:
Last week we mentioned side walk
from the corner of Main and Pearl
streets to the depot and the opening
of the break in Washington street as
important improvements; ..Is:at ought to
receive immediate attention. Closely
associated with these improvements
would be the setting off of the east
half of the block lying between the
depot and Main street as public
park. 1t would be better if the whole
block could be fitted up for this pur-
pose, but as the west, part is already
occupied this could not well be done.
The half named, nicely laid out, fenc-
ed and set to shade trees and shrub
berry, would certainly be fine orna-
ment to the town, and those who come
after US would be grateful for such a.
legacy.
We are now near the close of Vol.
l. We contemplate making import
ant improvements with the opening of
our next volume. To encourage us in
such an enterprise we ask our patrons
as far as they can do so without ma
terial inconvenience to themselves, to
settle up for the current year. This
does not apply to those who are not
prepared to pay but to those who can
pay now as we'll as in the future. The
amount from each is small, but the
many Titles would make a nice sum
to US.
Locals
Sunday was happy day at the resi-
dence of Geo. w. Conner. It's 712
pound boy and it and the mother are
doing well. Congratulations.
We heard citizen say some days
since that if somebody didn't take
care of their dogs running at large in
the street, he knew somebody that
would.
The Belding Cornet band gave an
open air concert from the balcony of
the Franklin House on Monday even
ing The boys discourse excellent mu-
sic Notwithstanding some of them are
novices at horn blowing.
Mr. Broas has rare cane, made of
sweet pine and presented TO him by
Eldred Walker of California. When
our young friend II. II. d. called there
a short time ago, accompanied by
You-no-hoo, Mr.. Broas generously of
fered to bequeath this valuable cane
to him, provided he did not have the
good luck to get nicer Cain before
his death.
Wheat-S100.
Strawberries-1219c.
r. M. Wilson takes advantage Of
convention week and has spent sew
eral davs in Chicago.
ID Do~I
cd sweet music at the pioneer picnic at
Grattan Center yesterday.
If you want to see beauty "unadorn-
ed.' request the "only young man in
town" to remove his chapeau.
We editors family received a nice
dish of Strawberries on Monday from
the hand of Miss Byrd Foote, and an
other on Tuesday from j. H. Godfrey.
Thanks for such delicious favors.
The school meeting on Tuesday
evening was largely attended-over
60 voters being present. No plans
we're adopted. The following build
ing committee was appointed and au-
thorized to report plans at meeting
10 be held Tuesday evening. June 10:
M. z. Durkee. S. L. Gage, E. Nudge,
j. NJ. Earle, ]. Bricker.
Married.-At the residence of the
brides parents in this village on Sun
day, May 30, by w. A. Luther. ESQ,
Mr.. Freeman f. Wood, of English
vile Kent County, and Miss Adelia
f. Cheats. The squire has finally
finished what he commenced long
time ago. and the newly welded pair
have our best wishes for their future
prosperity and happiness. The couple
received a fine serenade by the band
on Monday evening.
A short call ut Mr.. Broas' a few
days ago was one of much interest to
us The special objects to demand our
attention was his fine taxidermal coli
lection, now numbering about $50
specimens of birds and few of the
smaller animals. He is fitting up a
room especially to contain his curiosi-
ties of natural history. Mr.. Broas
has also commenced a collection of
the different kinds of insects. IL he
succeeds as well with these as he has
with birds. Mr.. Broas will soon have
with his shells, insects, animals and
birds, quite museum.
Grattan Pioneer Picnic
We had the pleasure of being pres
erft at the pioneer picnic held at Graf
tan Center yesterday We arrived
about IL o'clock and found the church
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