Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-09-10

with her sister In lonia.
Bert Allen, wife and two children
went to Howell yesterday.
Geo. Wiley and John Scott are
Grand Rapids visitors today.
Leonard Witt and Miss Ethel Stew
ems went to Big Rapids today.
Alex Kelley and wife returned to-
day from visit at Sand Lake.
Miss Emma Sharp went to Edmore
today to visit friends in that city.
Mrs. f. Benson is enjoying two
days visit with Grand Rapids friends.
Mrs. Phoebe Hendricks is spending
the day with friends in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. HI. A. Harris and granddaugh-
ter of Lowell are guests of Mrs. Maud
Campbell.
A little damp for labor day progra m
but the sun shining before noon help
ed out little.
Mrs. Eta Banister and son, Leo, re-
turned today from short visit with
Greenville friends.
Miss Iva Dildine of Ionia returned
to her home today. She was a guest Of
Miss Jessie Carmen.
Mrs. A. Workman and children went
to Detroit yesterday to visit her
daughters in that city.
Mrs. Frank Daily returned last
night from three weeks visit with
friends at Fowlerville.
Mrs. II. c. Snyder left for lhome in
Breckenridge today after short yis-
it with Mrs. Burton Barber.
Mrs Terrace Miller returned to her
home in Greenville today after a
short visit with friends in this city.
Jake VanWagner, wife and baby
left for their home in Sheffield today
after visit with friends in the city.
Catherine Shay returned to her
home in Chicago today after five
weeks visit with her aunt, Mrs. Mag
gle Gore.
Wilbur S. Beach, Mrs. Chas. Mark
ham and Miss Ruth Markham of
Grand Rapids are guests at the home
Of Frank Durfee today.
Mrs. Isaac Cannon and two little
daughters left today for Ada for
few days visit after a short stay at
the home of Thomas Cannon.
Mrs. Hiram Miner went to Grand
Rapids today with her little grand
Katie Baxter, who has
been staying with her for some time.
Joseph Hunt, an old and respected
resident of Easton township, died this
morning of heart disease. He was
grandfather of Mary and Lena Hunt.
An item appeared in the columns of
the Banner recently that Mrs. w. j.
Hills of Chicago was visiting friends
in the city. 1t was not the Mrs. Wal
ter j Hills,a former resident here and
at Smyrna.
Bernie Strunk of Hillsdale is the
new clerk to succeed Leon Osterhout
at the freight Office, and will begin
his duties next Monday. Leon will
return to Lansing to continue his
studies in the Agricultural college.
a farewell reception will be given
Wednesday evening at the Congreg-
ational church by the G. E. society to
Mabel Robinson, Maude Spencer and
Ida Sayles who will soon leaye for
Olivet and Ruth Mann for Ypsilanti.
Bedding is bound to lose no points
in its claims to be considered a city.
1t now boasts an aldermanic Doodle
case. -Ionia Standard. Yes, but the
little bubble bursted. The alderman
in question knocked it out on the first
round.
The alarm of fire this morning was
given just to give the boys and the
new team little practice in the work
of responding in time of need.
The new team and Elmer Cooks
grays were soon on hand and hooked
to the apparatus ready for business,
and both teams made a good run up
Main street.
Messrs. w. p. Hetherington. ]. HI.
Armstrong, Guy ID. Weter and Chas.
M. Wise drove to Grattan Saturday
evening and attended Masonic Lodge
There was large number in attend
ance to witness third degree work
from Rockford, Lowell and other
places and the boys report that the
Grattanites were up to the usual
standard in both work and entertain
ment.
Visitors to the West Michigan State
fair at Grand Rapids, September IA
Is will find great array of attrac-
tions ready to assist them in having
good time. TheI fair management
has prepared strong list of special
features to keep them interested
while at the fair grounds, and Grand
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