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id 'ROUND ABOUT US. m m Newsy Items Gathered iu by the Haulier's Stall' of Special Correspondent. (Jrattau. All will regret to learn that John Rodger is again very low. The oldest son of J. Loomis l dan gerously ick with spinal fever. Wesley Miller for many years con fined to the houso with rheumatism is very sick. The revival meetings at the Metho dist chureh closed last week. Several conversions have been made. Frank Uamsdell,Grattan'8 elocution ist, who has delighted so many gather ings with recitations, had a gathering of his own January 12, when Miss Ger trude Barker of Cannonsburg became Mrs. Itamsdell. Their many friends would have life's calendar filled to overllowing with happiness and pros perity. A number of friends went to Grand Rapid January 14 to help Mr. and Mrs. II. V. Green celebrate their sil ver wedding. Wright and family re moved to the Valley City after he en gaged in the White Bronze monument business. Thirteen times he has been called to set theso monuments in the Ashley cemetery, Grattan township, to tho memory of pioneers, and also in three other cemeteries In our town. Smyrna. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Davis Sundayed at Sam Davis'. John Purdy and wife were in Peach Avenue Sunday. Guy Beebo who has been visiting friends in St. Louis has returned. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Ring of Belding visited Mrs. Arraon Ring last week. Major Chase and George Hoppough were in Ionia on business last week. Mr. and Mrs. II. Skellenger Sun dayed in Belding at Sam Skellenger's. Mrs. Floyd Totten and C. J. Ring visited at 11. Skellenger's last Thurs day. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Skellenger called on old neighbors in Smoky Row last Saturday. Nearly every one at this place has the grippe. The tie mill has had to shut down in consequence. Chas. Ellis while cutting tie logs cut his big toe nearly off and is laid up, but is getting along as well as can be expected. R. B. Cowles is looking for the tie mill to bo with him before the week is out as he is lumbering again this win ter as usual. Orleans-Otisco. Mrs. Howe spent last week with friends at Otisco. Mrs. F. Sparks is visiting her parents at South Smyrna. Mrs. M. M. Benedict is confined to the bed with lung trouble. A few of our people are confined to the house with tho grippe. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wor den, Friday, a 10 pound boy. Miss Ola Lambertson entertained Miss Fox of Grand Rapids last week. P. Kohn and II. Werner and their families spent Sunday at N. Werner's. Geo. Pratt and Bert Rowley and their wives visited Mrs. B. Rich Sun day. Lorren Howe camo down from the north with a large drove of cattle Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Rich returned Wednesday from a week's visit at her mother's at St. Johns. Quarterly meeting was held tho lat ter part of the week at tho Free Metho dist church conducted by Revs. Bodine and Briggs. Ben Kitson and Alvie 11111 and their best girls, the Misses Benedicts, at tended a party at Mr. Lyle's in Eastern Tuesday evening. Orleans. Grandma Ostrum has returned from Florida. Com. E. B. Hale of Ionia was in town Monday. Wm. Mclntyre of Belding was in town Monday. An ice-house is being erected for the creamery business. Ada Weaver and Olive Hoyt Sun dayed in Easton. Mr. and Mrs. C. Tacrgart of Easton spent Tuesday at Chas. LaDow's. Mr. and Mrs. R. Hawkins visited among friends of Easton Friday. Postmaster Morton is able to walk out occasionally after a long illness. Mr. and Mrs. T.S. Kldd'vlslted their eon and family of Lakeview last week. Dr. and Mrs. McDonald wero guests at W. B. Reed's of Belding Saturday. Mrs. Ed. Cowan of Dildine Corners was a guest at Fred Oatrum's a part of last week. Miss Ola Deress of Ohio has been spending a few days with Miss Alllo Clements Mrs. Frank Hill spent Thursday with her sister, Mrs. Milton Spanogle, of North Greenville. Tho Ladies' Aid Society was very pleasantly entertained by Mrs. Fred Ostrum Thursday. To Mr.and Mrs. Fred Currio a bounc ing baby boy, January 9. Thut's why Grandpa D. Hammond and Grandpa J Currio are so smiling. Shllob. Levi Ileth was In Ionia Friday on business. John Peabody has purchased a farm near Wyman, Mich. Frank Robinson of Big Rapids is visiting at Dan Dow's. Miss Lucy Beasley spent Sunday with Mr. Howard Emory. Llttlo Pauline Wood and Mabel Brown have been quite sick. Miss Emma Maynard is at Ionia working in the shirt factory. Miss Clara Zuller has been on tho sick list also Erie Harrington. Herbert Weaver who was injured by a fall some time ago is able to be out. Marvin Leach returned from Remus last week where he has been lumbering. Geo. Lampman of Moddersville is spending a few days with Emory Bros. Arch Smith bus been sick about four weeks. John Bates is doing his chores. Mrs. Estabrook, Mrs. Winchell and Mrs. Crane are the sick from Christian II ill. Miss Etllo Zuller of Belding has been visiting relatives here the past fow days. E.E. Brown has returned from Brant ford, Ont., where he has been visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Ashby ot Orleans Centre spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Brown. The social at Drakes hall given by the Ladies' Aid Society was a success. Proceeds $20. Geo. Morris of, Elton has been in these parts a week visiting but has now returned. Mrs. Mat Race of Sumner is here doing her mother's work, Mrs. Levi Heth, who has been sick for a number of days. Revival meetings are in progress. Convertsons rather slow. A German minister and a hard worker for tho church. Harlio Decker has accepted a posi tion on the D., G. R. & W. as operator at Brighton for which place he left Friday night. Frank Allen, one of our hustling merchants has just completed a cold storage which he will use In tho egg and meat business the coming season. Lincoln Lake. Several persons here are sick with lagrlppe. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wil son, a son. Elwood Madsen was the guest of Ella Riley Sunday. Mrs. McClure has returned from her visit at Owusso. Mrs. James Buttolph has been visit ng some of their relatives in Otisco the past week. Art Smith and -wife returned home Sunday. They have been visiting friends in Grattan. Married, at Gowen January 3, Mr. Charles Mead and Ethel Baldwin of this place. Congratulations. Mr. and Mrs. Phllo Smith have re turned from a two weeks' visit with relatives in Washtenaw county. Mrs. Riley went Saturday to see her daughter, Mrs. Joe Long, who is very sick at her home in East Nelson. Mrs. Lottie Riley is taking care of her. About 75 of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith's friends gathered at their home to celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary, January 12. Among tho guests from a distance wero Mr. and Mrs. David Jacobson, Mr. and Mrs. James Callahan, Mrs. Bernard and Miss Alta Gilman, all of Greenville. Music and games filled the order of the day after which a bountiful dinner was served. They wero presented with a beautiful rocking chair. All enjoyed a good time. Slajton. F. A. Jones was in Lowell Jan. 11th. Mrs. Fanny M. Mason's health is very poor. A. D. Wright has moved his family to Belding. Mr.and Mrs. N. P. Werner visited at Sam Davis1, January 15. A great many are sick with colds and lagrippo around here. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Fuller and little daughter visited at Samuel Davis' Jan uary 10. Asa W. Slayton of Grand Rapids Sundayed with Grattan relatives Jan uary 15. The many friends of Loo Conrad re gret to hear that he Is down sick again with his old complaint. Mr. and Mrs. John Emmons enter tained Mr. and Mrs. John Berry of Silver Lake and Mr. and Mrs. John Hesslerand Mr. and Mrs. Whittle of Sparta over night, January 11. A party of ten young peoplo from this vicinity took supper with Matie and Miles Bowman in Oakfleld January 11, then attended a dress social held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Low hall. Paul Perry, of Columbus, Ga., suf fered agony for thirty years, and then cured his piles by using DoWltt's Witch Hazel Salve. It heals injuries and skin diseases liko magic. W. 1. Benedict. (J rattan (Jrange. January 11, 189J, was one of tht cold est days this winter still thore wero a number of loyal Grangers who rodo 25 miles or moro to attend County Grange held at Grattan. The Master and overseer of the Po mona Grange being absent the Worthy Lecturer, Mrs. F. Saunders, of Court land, invited Mr. John Emmons, Wor thy Master of Grattan Grange,, to pre side which he did in a very ablo man ner. Tho meetlug was an open one, installation of officers being first on the program. Only eight wero present but they wer3 duly installed by Mr. Preston of Harmony Grango, G. R., after which a long talk was had by different members on forming a new Grangers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Mr. E. B. Clements and Mr. Landgon of Ada wero present talking very ably against the new project, trying to per suade the members to let well enough alone. Adjourned to meet in the eve ning. ' At the evening session eleven Fourth degree members took tho Fifth degree; four wero reinstated then five-minute talks from the members were indulged in. Adjourned to meet January 12, a. m. January 12. Meeting called to order. First on tho program was the report of tho retiring officers of 1893. Second report, bills and accounts and new bus iness under this head. It was decided to hold the next County Grange at Silver Lake in tho near future. .The Worthy Lecturer read the following question: Resolved that "Education has moro Influence In tho world than wealth." Mrs. J. Berry of Silver Lake read a lino article on this question fol lowed by a pleasant talk from Mr. Barker of Cannon. Mr. J. Berry thought however that wealth was needed or the education could not be put in practice. Other question wero asked, answered and discussed until two o'clock p. m., when tho meeting was eloscd for dinner which the sisters of Grattan Grange furnished. Good byes were said and each went heme feeling well repaid for going. Fall-plains (Last Week's Letter.) Christian Anderson has gone to Bar ry ton to work. Geo. W. Brown has returned from the southern part of the state. Pearl Uinman has returned homo from Grattan where she has been at work. John Rasmussen is not much better, ho having had a very severe attack of sickness. Spencer and Luio Rich spent Sunday with their brother Phlloh near Mil ler's station. Albert Anderson gave a graphophone entertainment at the schoolhouse in district No. 4 Thursday evening. Married at Stanton December 24, 1693, Mr. Chas. Colvln of Fallasburg and Miss Laura Emmons of Fairplains. S. II. Rinker and wife and Jas. Froet and wife and daughter of Fenwlck started Thursday on a visit to friends in Canada. W. P. Barnes, wife and son, James Porter and mother, Mrs. James New ton and Mr. and Mrs. II. H. Dilly took dirner with Mrs. CM. Barnes Tuesday. Long Lake. Oscar Lane is nursing a felon. George Conner was in Belding Fri day. Miss Bertha Stevens is very sick at this writing. Ed. Ashby and wife visited at his father's Sunday. Albert Brown's brother Hiram of Viekeryvlllo vlited them Thursday. Clins. Hugadorn has been helping Mr. Devine put up Ice tho pst week. Chas. Hurd, Mrs. Follet, Geo. Utter and Oscar Lane and wife wero in Bel ding Tuesday. Mrs. llagadorn is very sick with 6tomach trouble. Orpha is home tak ing care of her and doing tho work. Mrs. Pretzel has been very sick tho past week with la grippe. They sunt for their daughter Minnie to come home and take care of her and do the work. She is a little better at this writing. Mr. Pretzol's brother from Langsburg has been visiting them tho past week. Mr. Pretzel took him to Ionia Monday to take the train to re turn home. UnrtonTille. M. J. Richmond is on tho sick list. Miss Tesslo Elkerton spent part of last week with her friend, Miss Otle Kohn. Miss Mable Totten, who has been sick, has recovered and Is at work again at Belding. Mrs. W. S. White has nearly recov ered from her fall that shp took on tho icy pavement in Belding during the holidays. Mrs. C. W. Whitfield started last Tuesday for her home In South Dakota after visiting her sister, Mrs. F, J. Richmond, and other relatives for about three months. The llest Cough Remedy on ICartli Warner's While Wine of Tar Sjrun, Consumption Cure, cures a cold inL4 hours if taken in lime and docs not fctop a cough in one minute by paralyz Ing tho throat, but it cures the disease and leaves the throat and lungs healthy and strong. and 60 cents. To Cure a Cold In One Paj Take Warner's Whito Wlno of Tar Syrup, tho best cough remedy on earth. o and mj cents. THE LODGE CORNER, s Tho supremo court of tho Independ ent Order of Foresters recently con vened in Toronto and, bv a voto of 125 to 10, decided to increase their rates. It also decided to admit woman. Have you ever stopped to consider that local lodges are the outposts pro tecting the great army of fraternity? If you sleep while on duty, spies and members of tho enemy cau slip past and in a short time cause your downfall. Cheerfulness is at all times a duty whether at the bodside of a brother or in your everyday life. A beam of light is always of more value than tho chill of a rainy day. Wisconsin Work man. The best way a man of limited means can provide for his family is to join a good order, the best is certainly tho cheapest and it gives some benefits that others do not give benefits that tho members may enjoy while living. But what greater happiness can one enjoy than the reflection that when ho is gone tho lodge will surely pay his widow enough to support herself and her little children iu comfort and de cency. Lot any man sit down and care fully ponder the question and he must not only conclude that the remark is correct but will go at once and offer himself as a member of the nearest lodge. Ky. Workman. The Insurance commissioner of Mass achusetts has felt it incumbent on him to rule that the war relief call issued by the grand lodge of Massachusetts is illegal under the statutes of tho state. Whether the ruling is corrector other wise, it will mako but little difference with the patriotic and loyal member ship and Massachusetts will discharge its obligations just the same as though the ruling had not been made. But wo fail to find where he has ruled that the insurance companies did anything illegal iu raising their premiums a certain per cent, to provide for this same emergency (war.) May bo the commissioner knows the difference be tween tweedle-deo and tweedle-dum, but to tho ordinary mortal this looks a little "far-fetched." Without stopping to give arguments in favor of it, wo seo tha. tho classified assessment plan is rapidly gaining ground. The only thing necessary to prove tho advantage of the classified assessment plan over the old level plan, is for tho membership to thoroughly understand it and see it work. Okla homa, which has hitherto opposed the classified plan, will, in three months, start on the plan, and the longer they try it the better they will liko it. Not only Oklahoma, but a large num ber of other states will soon be taking places in tho line. The Hoosler Watch man eays: "Wo know of but few eases where the classified assessment plan met with approval when It was first mentioned, and then, on tho other hand, we know of but few, If any, eases where the discussion of tho plan did not make converts in its favor. Get after tho suspended members and get them back and in the years to come they will thank those who were inter ested enough in them to make the ef fort. -Ky. Workman. North Orleans. Daniel Way lost his horse last week. Iliram Hall of Chadwick was over to his farm Tuesday. Will Wheeler and wife were in Greenville Tuesday. Blanch Slocum visited her sister Mrs. Bert Spencer Sunday. Perry Whltford has been quite-sick but is bolter at this writing. Fred Mueller has sold his farm to Mr. Leach of Fowler. Mr. Leach will move In tho spring. Chas. Whltford is no better. He has tho typhoid fever. Dr. McDonald is the attending physician. Lizzie Muller was taken very sick last Wednesday night but is better. They think it was an attack of the grip. DETROIT LIVK STOCK MAKKKT. Michigan Central Live Stock Yards, Detroit, January 18. Tho demand for live cattle is quiet this week; receipts havo been liberal of late. The following prices are being paid at tho Detroit Llvo Stock Market: Prime steers and heifers, $4.25(Vi5.00; handy butcher's cattle, $3.5O(d4.00: common $2.753.25; canner's cows, $1.60(a2.50; stockers and feeders dull at$2.75(a3.40. Milch cows quiet at $.i0(al0; calves steady at $o.00(al.50. Sheep and lambs quiet; primo lambs, $4.50($4.85; mixed, $3.50(3.00; culls, Hogs aro the leading feature In this market, fair receipts, trade is ac tive at tho fol lowing prices: Prime mediums, $3.75(3.80; Yorkers, $3.65 3.70; pigs, $3.413.50; roughs, $3.00(a) o Uo; stags, t oil; cripples, 1 per cwt olT. I.aOrlppn Siieeeaafulljr Tre.tted. "I have lust recovered from the see' ond attack of lnirrinno this vear." sara Mr. Jas. A. Jones, publisher of tho Leader, Mexia, Texas. "In tho latter case l used Chamberlain s Lough Item edv. and I think with considerable sue cess ,only being in bed a little over two uays againM ten uays lor me lormei attack. Tho second attack I am satis fled would havo been equally as bad as ine nrsi out lor the use or this remedy as I had to go to bed in about six hours after beinc 'struck' with it. while in the first cao I was ablo to attend to business about two days before getting 'down.'" tor sale by risk Liangs druggist. AT Belding New Store. gl 3,683 J7 worth of Dry Goods, Clothing, Furnishings, Hats, Caps, Shoes, Rubbers, Oversocks, Hosiery, Underwear and Overcoats to be closed out at COST OR JBEJLOW! 0 We are going to put in a large Department Store at Cedar Springs now having two large stores, one in Cedar Springs and one here. We will Close Out this large stock regardless of price or costl Chance of a lifetime to get goods less than wholesale price. Below we quote a few prices: Men's heavy 25c Underwear.. 14c Men's heavy fancy wool 75c Under wear 48c Men's heavy red wool 85c Under wear 50c Ladies'heavy fleeced oOcUndcrwear 35c Ladies' heavy fleeced 25c Pants. . . .10c Children's 25c Under wear,5c,10c,15c,iH)o 6c Outing Flannel ...21c Men's 50c fancy dress shirts 35c Men's rubber Overshoes 30c Ladles' 50c fascinators, all colors, large ...... . .35c Fancy Yarns, Zephyrs and Spanish 8c, 10c, 15c quality for 6c, 8c, 10c Misses' and Children's 25c fine wool hose. 20c Sale Begins Jan 2, at the New ZEore BOOTH'S, Two Doors West of Postofilce, HO CURE. NO PAY. If we can name and locate your dis ease or weakness w ithout asking you any questions, you should be convinced that we are special ists and can cure you. Yet, to fur ther throve it we will guarantee a cure or no pay, and No Pay Asked Until Cured if you deposit money in bank as security. Ujr pllpC Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, II L UUllL Rheumatism, Pimples, Ec zema, Scrofula, Ulcers, Tumors, Cancers, Ruptures, Varicocele, Epilepsy, Fits, Paraly. sis. Heart, Lung, Skin, Blood, Kidney, Blad der, Private Diseases, etc. No matter what your disease, or who has failed to cure you, consult lis. Consultation free to tnose who want treatment. We can show hundreds of cures, many in your own county, who you know. O. a. munui, m. u., me Eminent Specialist can be consulted at the following hotel parlors. If impossible to see him. wnte, en closing two stamps, for Information, etc., to Ditrolt Midlcal and Surgical Institute, US Pine St.. Detroit, Mich. GREENVILLE,) WedneHilny, !. 8th. DDLUlllU,- Thurmlxr, 1. Uth. HINTH i House, lUlllfl, Saturday, Feb ltth. outlay, Feb. 13th. E. R. Spencer, Pfes't. F. It. Unase, V Pre M. A. Reed, Caahicr. lie People's Savings Bank of BELDING, MICH. $35,000 Capital, $70,000 Stockholder Liability. Special attention given the SAVINGS DEPARTMENT! Nothing Like it in the City. Call and examine our System. No trouble to dhow and explain its workings. Deposits of II Oil and upwards received aud Hook Riven. Hank opens for business Saturday evening." from (J to 8 o'clock. For the People, or the People. AND UY THE PEOPLE. Jan. 1, 18DD. We now commence a Clearing Sale of Couoie. Cnrpotst Hug", Uphulatcrcil Coo(s aod lines of Carpets. We also have a fow holiday goods that we aro closing out. Wilson & Friedly. ALE THE Ladies' 25c fine wool hose. ........ .20c Men's $3.00 Overcoats $1 00 Men's $6.00 Overcoats. ... ... 3 00 Men's $12.00 Overcoats 6 00 Men's $15.00 Overcoats. .... ... 8 00 Men's $0.00 Suits. 3, 00 Youth's $3.00 Overcoats, age 4 to 11, now 1 00 Ladles' $1.50 fine Dongolia Kid Shoes, new toe 1 15 Ladies $3.50 fine Dongola Kid Shoes, new toe 2 60 $8 50 fine Beaver Shawls 4 75 $7.00 fine Wool Shawls 4 00 $5.00 fine Wool Shawls 2 50 $4.00 fine Wool Shawls 2 00 Belding, Michigan. 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