Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-09-17
Short Hems of Interest Re-
Lating to the Toqun and It's
People, told IN a Single
Paragraph.
Local II
Brevities.


last night for a two weeks visit with
her brother in that village.
Mrs. Blanche Davis of Smyrna and
Miss Myrtle Dayis of Vaudeville are
guests of Mrs. Will Spencer today.
Mrs. Mary Hayes returned to Grand
Rapids today after atwo weeks visit
with ID. Hayes and family of this city.
Bertha Fetterly left this morning
for her home in Big Rapids after a
pleasant visit at Ed. Fetterly's in this
city.
The Oak Leaf Club party will be
given Friday night next instead of
Thursday on account of ST Plunkard's
show.
Mrs Hoyt S. Deuel. of Chicago is
visiting her father M. III. Barlow and
other relatives here for couple of
weeks.
Mrs. Minnie Anweiler returned to
her home in Grand Rapids today after
spending the past week with Mrs.
VIM. Fuller.
Miss Pearl Wethey of Chicago is a
guest of her friend, Mrs. w. G. Mar
tin of this city. She arrived here
this morning.
Mrs + f. Harris of Fowlerville,
who has been guest of Mrs. Thomas
Diamond for several days, returned
to her home today.
Cyril Coon and wife are happy over
the arrival of an eight pound girl at
their home in this city. Mother and
child both doing well.
Rev. Gorrell Quick and wife left
last evening for short visit at Col
umbus, Indiana, before returning to
his pastorate at Jersey City.
Mrs. c Z. Sheldon and daughter
Helene have returned from Manistee,
where they have been visiting several
weeks at Rev. J. j. Staley's.
Mrs. L l.. Frost of Lansing, who
has been guest of Mrs. l. L. Hubbell
for the past week, returned to her
home in the Capitol City today
Mrs. James Hill and daughter Ethel
of Mechanicsville, Iowa left today for
Grand Rapids, she has been guest of
5. S. Smith and wife few days.
Mrs. r. L. Noggle of Battle Creek
returned to her home in that city to-
day after three weeks visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Case.
G, M. Harrington of Perrinton is in
the city today a guest of M. A.
Cooley. Mr.. Harrington says he is
coming back to this city and purchase
him home again.
Mrs. d. Swift of Springport arrived
this afternoon to make her grandson,
r. w. Swift, visit. She is SO years
old and is remarkably active for one
of her advanced age.
Geo. A. Hall and wife left this
! morning for visit with friends at
Reed City and Luther. They will at
tend the wedding of niece at Luther
dnring their absence.
Jackson Stephenson of Gladstone,
Mich, a train dispatcher on the 500
railroad, who has been the guest of
his friend, M. A. Reed for a few days
past, left today for Big Rapids on his
way back TO his northern home.
Capt. Underwood, lately of the Sal
walton Army at Belding, but now of
Hillsdale. stopped in this city last
night while enroute from ST Johns,
where he has been working for a
short time past.
Rufus Morse returned from Dakota
where he has been looking up the
business prospects in the northern
part of that state, with view to To-
eating there in the law business. The
outlook did not suit him and he will
turn his attention elsewhere.
John M. Brown of Stronghurst, H.,
was in the city today in company
with J. +. Taylor of Eureka. Mr..
Brown was resident here % years
ago on the Chas. Armstrong farm but
went west and located. He notices a
remarkable change in this locality.
Anton Kohn and wife old and re-
spected residents of Miriam, we're in
the city yesterday. Mr.. Kohn is over
80 years old and about fifty years ago
came here and settled at Cooks Cor.
ners, later they moved on the hand.
some farm they now occupy having
resided there A years.
Ex-Alderman John Cole of Howard
City was in the city Thursday to com
plete the sale of his property here tc
Rev M. +. Bodine The sale wa.
made through the Chas. Brown
: Agency. Rev. Bodine is- pastor OF z
Free Methodist church and Is nov
stationed at Manton The considera
tion mentioned In the deed was $1,000
t MONDAY, SEPTEMBER IA.