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'ROUND ABOUT US. Weekly Grist of Newsy Items Reported by Our Special Correspondents, CJ RATTAN. Fine aliower Monday evening. Mr. anil Mrs. Hilton Watkins are north trout lishing. Mr. ami Mrs. Simon Matice passed Sunday with Fcnwick relatives. J. I. Weeks and wife are at (Srand Rapids with their daughter. Mrs. Weeks will remain one week. Mrs. II. W. (Ireen of (Jrand Rapids was warmly welcomed by friends here with whom she will visit a few days. In one week the Helding builders have erected a structure that daily shows new lines of beauty. The new house is already admired. The receipts of the social held with Rev. Platte and sister June 7, were $3..1o. An ice cream social will Ik held at Ashley church, June 21. All cordially invited. Sarah Clemens closed her school at Reeds with a picnic Friday p. m. Her mother Mrs L. Clemens with Miss Eleanor Emmons went from here to enjoy the interesting program. Mrs. Sarah and M. A. Lessiter called on C. C. Merritt at Creenville Monday who sutTered a stroke of paralysis Saturday p. m and another slight one Monday a. in. Mr. M. is conscious and may recover if another stroke does not follow His great army of friends hope for the best. Messrs. Charles Hecker and J. A. Lessiter w ith their w ives w ere among those from Venus Chapter O. E. S. to attend the sad burial services held for the beloved wife of C. C. Kutz, nee, Carrie Elsbey formerly of Oak field but a resident of Rockford since her marriage a few months ago. She was a member of Rockford Chapter who took charge of the burial June !. Many mourn with the young husband and parents she being their only child. Never has Ashley church presented a better program for Children's Day than last Sunday. Their musical trainer Mr. Fred Cornell has added new laurels to his skill in teaching music, and whoever trained them in the pleasing recitations presented struck the key note to hold a large audience by reaching their heart. Orand Rapids, Relding, Greenville and other towns represented were de lighted by the varied talent shown in our hamlet. God bless the children and make them bright and shining lights in our beloved church. One month ago Venus Chapter O. E. S. extented an invitation to Rockford Chapter to visit them June 8, which was accepted and a gala entertain ment followed perfect in all details except sorrow was mingled with joy caused by the death of sister Kutz of Rockford. E. E. Lessiter opened his hall for a six o'clock banquet which needs no description followed by the evening's work at the Masonic hall. Mrs. Mark Brown and Miss Mary Cas ner were made inemlers of the order, when the literary program com menced. During the Kinquet II. Scoonmaker of Annonsburg with his violin, Prof. R. E. Hawley and w ife with horn and piano gave a great musical treat: to this Miss Marion Weeks added by vocal and instrumen tal music. I)urinr the literary work- Mr. S. was called upon for music, giv ing the "Mocking Bird" and other nieces finely rendered. Space will not allow tne names of the literary workers, but the program was good followed by ice cream and cake to close the day, our visitors giving us many encouraging words as to the proficiency of our officers in their la bors, and the Chapter for skillful en tcrtaining. VEUGEXXKS STATION'. Dr. McAvoy of Parncll was in town Monday. A Bee at the church to clean it next week. C. R. Porter is sick and under the Doctor's care. Wiley Reynolds of South Lowell was in town one day last week. Mr. Herrington of Cannonsburg is visltinc his daughter, Mrs. I). Churcn Mrs. Jane Keech visited her son Frank at Johnstown last Saturday and Sunday. Miss Rhoda Dickens visited her grandmother Mrs. J. Mosher Saturday niirht and Sunday. Mrs. Charles Keech visited her sister Mrs. Mate Reynolds in South Lowell last week. Miss Nina Vanderbrock visited Ida Ursh and Mrs. F. Keech at Johnstown, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. J. Hapcman visited Mrs. E. Camell In Lowell last Friday who is seriously ill with heart trouble. Mrs. Jesse Frost died Saturday night at 2 o'clock, funeral at her son Gcorire's Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Interment at Alton ceme tery. She was 73 years of age. iVvnma. Hnltrheum. tetter, chafing. Ivy poisoning and all skin tortures are el Salve. The certain pile cure. W. I. Benedict. OH I.KAN . Mrs. Lucy Clements Is entertaining nelce from Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alderman Sun- ayed at Mr. Fred Pitt's. Jim. Kidd of Ionia, was in town call ing on friends Saturday. Maude Clements visiited friends at Ionia Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Chas. Leach and Mrs. Win. otton were in Ionia, Saturday. Mrs. Chas. Ray and Mrs. A. B. rant were in Helding, Saturday. Mrs. F. P. Ham man and Mrs. O. Emery called on Belding friends Thursday'. Lewis Mount and family, of Fair- plains, were guests at George Purdy's over Sunday. Mrs. W. A. Wilder and Mrs. Barber f Belding, spent Thursday with Mrs. Nellie Purdy. George Calkins, has sold his farm roperty the Kuld farm to Mr. Hampton Savage. Frank Ray of Forest Hill, was the guest of ,1ns brother ("has. Ray aturday and Sunday. Children's Day exercises will m held at the Orleans M. E. church, Sunday evening, June 115, at 7:.'N ilck. Mrs. Robt. Howe, Mr. Fred Currie md Mr. Lyman Herald have had some ery nice monuments set in the Or leans cemetery the past week. Cards have been received announc ing the graduation of Miss Ivalene Jrecnop, June 19, ll01, one of a class f nine young ladies from the St. Mary's Academy of Monroe, Mich. Mr. James Mowry, of Belding, for merly of this place, was buried in the Orleans cemetery Saturday after noon. Another soldier has finished life's battles and gone to his heaven ly resting place. Mrs. Win. Cotton entertained seven young ladies at a carom pariy in honor of Miss Ktta Gould last Wed nesday afternoon. A very dainty six o'clock tea was served, and all had a pleasant time. Miss Nora Crane closed a most stic essful year's school work last Friday with a picnic at Long Lake. A very interesting program had been ar ranged and was nicely rendered by the scholars. A liountiful picnic din ner was served to nearly 70 pupils and parents. (illATTAN (JliAN'Cii:. G rattan grange held a very interest ing session Juneli, llKll with a good attendance, aliout fifty. "Are the laws relating to the dis tribution of property Ktween hus- k'lnd and wife just':'" was discussed at some ien'tli, I think the mammy were for an equal distribution f property that they had earned to gether, after the decease of husband, he then should become sob; heir to said property the same as the husband now is. We not being very well versed in law were unable to give the subject the attention it deserved. The rest of our program was rend ered with due credit to all, which is a most pleasing feature to the lectur er's work. Our next grange will be on June -, l'.Mll. We expect to have our program in honor of our Worthy Flora, Mrs Charles Godfrey, there will be lloral exeivisis, a lloral drill and many other llowery attractions, pleasing as well as beautiful of which we will speak of in our next. In connection with the alnve exer cises we will render a part, or the whole of our regular program which is as follows if time permits: Song by choir Roll call, Civic question Essay Ray Whiten Select reading Fannie Hookey Suggestions for the good of the Or der (ieorge Smith Instrumental Music M iss Klenor F.innions Select reading Mrs. L. demons Recitation Glen Smith Essay Miss Maud Hesler Instrumental music Orie Watkins Recitation Miss Ann Bookey Paper -Care of Cows in Summer and the Art of making Butter OttoSlayton Topic "Whv is our Agricultural Col lege entitled to tlie support and patronage of Fanners, and in what way does training at our Agricul tural College benefit a young Far mer," led by Hon. F. P. Nash fol low ed by others. Instrumental Music Prof. Hawley and wife "Life History of the Canker Worm and How to Exterminate it" lbert Slay ton. Closing sonr. Choir Refreshments, Ice cream and cake. Committee looks after the ice cream and we 'tins furnish cake. We want a rousing big turnout don't for get the date, June 2d. It im Ktritnge that some people who say they never read patent medicine advertisements will be found lugging home every now and then a bottlo of some favorite remedy of theirs. We don't bother you with much reading but just ask you to try a 10c trial bottlo of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for constipa tion, indirection and stomach troble9. 50c and $1.00 sizes. At L. O. Cushlng's. MM V UNA. Ethel Russell Is quite sick from vaccination. Mrs. Winslow is repairing and painting her house. Mrs. W. R. Tebbel Is entertaining her sister from Detroit. We are glad to see the new wind mill being put in place at on r ceme tery. Allen Short and Loren Gardner have lie en working on the R. R. be tween Elmdale and Lowell. Our school has been closed for two weeks on account of smallpox which we are in hopes will prove to ! only chicken-pox. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Hall of Grand Rapids attended the funeral Tuesday of Mrs. Tallman, also friends from Orleans, Ionia, Greenville and Belding. ItAKTON VILLI'.. B. F. Tower visited his sister Mrs. Fisk last Sunday. A Rural Mail delivery will soon lie established in this place. Miss Nellie Tower spent last Sun day at Fred Richmond's. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. White visited in this place last Sunday. Mr. Foreman finished moving Mr. Krupp'sbarn last Friday. MissOtie Kohn spent part of last week at her uncle's in Miriam. Miss Lynn Andrews of Mosely visited at Benedict Tower's May :50th. Miss Grace Moon visited her sister Mrs. Fred Reeves of Otiscolast Satur day and Sunday. Mr. Gordie Tower who graduates at Lansing this month expects to leave soon for his position in Idaho. Joe Blasen had the misfortune while plowing to have something strike his left eye putting out the sight. He is doctoring it w ith an Ionia doctor with some hopes of recovering the sight. NORTH ORLKANS School closes Friday in Dis. No. N. Mrs. Will VanLoten is tin the sick list. Mrs. Clements has company from Chicago. Mrs. Stevens and son were in Beld ing Friday. Jimmie Stevens Sundayed at Will Wheeler's A. S. Brown is having his house painted this week. Mrs. Tower and son visited at Will VanLoten's Sunday. The Long" Lake Sunday School held Children's Day exercises last Sunday. Will Nason moved Tuesday from the John Cusser house into Stool Smith's house, formerly occupied by Will Mowries' family. A LTON-MOSKI.KV Mr. Ace Wood has been on the sick list this week. A heavy electric storm passed over here Tuesday morning. Mr. Brower has Amicl Vanden brock's celler wall nearly built. I Edwin Hingis from home most of the time selling his lean rakes. Ed. Godfrey and wife of Lowell visited at Geo. W. Godfrey's Monday. Orrin Ford and Mr. Lane of Lowell came up Monday to help Clare Ford with his stone wall. Weather warmer, recent rain of great Ihmh lit, no frost to damage last week. Dr. Green called on Mrs. Otis White Sunday w hile passing by on a visit to a patient. Mrs. Reed sold her first picking of strawlierries Wednesday. She will have aliout 10 bushels of good selling terries. Win. Condon has the road nicely grubbed out and ploughed north, when graded we will have a good road toward Moseley. The man having the job of repair ing the Church has his part done, viz: lowered 2 feet, replastered and the stone walls and steps built, and there is yet a large amount of w ork to do to put it in good shape. The Dam men that went out on a strike last week at the Lowell Dam power house. All went back to work but six without increase of wages, except those working in the water get 1.7."j while they work in the Coffer dams. Gomin Coming ! 'AN NONSIUJRO. Mrs. Spencer who has lecn very ill, Is improving slowly. John Ilessler of Grattan was in this vicinity buying wool, Monday. The L. A. S. will meet with Mrs. Kruse Thursday of this week. Mrs. J. L. Thomas has gone to Way land to visit her daughter, Mrs. E. M. Vroman. Carl Hartwell of Grand Rapids, made his parents Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hartwell a visit Sunday. The telephone men were busy last Monday, puttini' un a new switch lioard in J. F. Joyce's store. Mrs. Duffy and daughter of West Bay City, is making her slster-ln-law, Mrs. Lawrance Burns a visit. James Thomas and wife, Mr. Shlld and his sister, of Saranac were guests of J. L. Thomas and family Thursday and Friday. School closed last Friday, with graduating exercises, which was held In the Congregational church, and conducted in a very fine manner. GOLLMR BROS. it SCHUMAN'S Two Big Shows United ! a rl: ' -v. uv;;,.?-' A Genuine, True, Real Combination of Two Distinct Tented Showa constituting A Xou' Trlplo Crons A Sttnorh Altiscutn! A Cofo.s.Kxif Datthlc Aloiiitfrcrlc nid Htnttiui liipptnlrtuno Two Bic SllOWB exhibiting together, joining their arenic displays in a new triple circus, coiniuning iiicii menageries into one jCJXvr jJJI lm tu i (...w f. i r i niiuwinx uiniei ui.iuiiiiuiu JWIHV.U H.H1..-7 i uxiU priCU UI llUlulaniuu NOW TRULY THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH ! This year four times larger than ever and exhibiting more new, big fea tures than all other shows. The most wonderful animal feature ever seen a genuine African Vlaek Vark, the only one ever seen in Europe or America Duchess, the largest brute that breathes. Gollmar Bros. iSi Schuman's Ponderous Performing Elephants. The Wert and Adair troupe of Acrobats. E. N. Hocuni, John Willis Senor Sorento, Miss Maude Hocuni and El bridge Sisters, champion male and female riders. 7 funny Clowns. 3 Brass and Reed Bands. Troupes of athletes, uitrtrlers, contortionists, aeriaiists, tumblers leaders and gymnasts The Simnson family, statuary artists, and hosts of other famous artists. The finest Lions in America, Royal Bengal Tigers, Leopards, Hyenas Kangaroos and .eiiras. REMEMBER THE GRAND FREE STREET PARADE Every morning at o'clock. The most sumptuous ever beheld. Two Performances Daily. Ivi-'n"!";;"; and 7 o'clock 1 hour later Grand Freo Exhibition on tho Show Grounds One Ticket-admits to the Two Big Shows. WILL EXIIIIHT AT B 3E3 1 3D 1 3T G- SATURDAY. JUNE 15. The Variety Store HAS TUT. LA1HJKST LINT. OK LADIES', MISSES and CHILDREN'S Summer Underwear IN T11K CITY.- Large Sizes lor Large Ladies a Specialty. Something New in (ISliT IMIIS-AII Colors C?TA LARGE LINK iW Straw Hats, Hammocks, Croquet Sets, Gar den Sets, Garden Trowels, Weeding Forks. W. A. CHAVE. YALE COFFEES ARE BEST! We know it and would like you to know it- Try them and be convinced Sold in Belding only by ..Underwood Bros.. No Need of Your Wearing h Cheap (Minns i When you can rot GOOD Clothing made to fit you. and that w ill stand criticism, at just a trille difference in price. The difference In quality, and the Satisfaction that you derive out of them, will more than cover the little difference in the price. H. A. LOEWE, THE TAILOR, Makes them every time. Cleaning and Impairing promptly ""f m attended to. imuuuuuiuuuuumuumuimmm Tin II K lanrest and bos sorted stock of t as- E SHOES j ever brought to Belding, at p The City Shoe. We have the goods and prices to make them sell. The City Shoe Store, 1 E. R. SPENCER, Prop'r. IF YOU ARE GOING TO BUILD A ILO Wilson, Dimmick & Sinclair can furnish you the stock ma chined. They have a complete stook of Lumber, Lath and Shingles, Fence Posts, Sash and Doors in regu lar and odd sizes, Building Paper, Window and Door Frames, Gable Ornaments, Brackets, Columns, Extension Ladders, Fruit Lad ders and the common Taper Ladders. As to prices we guarantee to meet competition. also carry a full line of Window Glass and Wooden Eave Troughing. Wilson, Dimmick & Sinclair, We