Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-07-07
GRATTAN


A genuine bald eagle arrived al
Pine Island lake in due time for the
Fourth celebration, furnishing shrill,
old-fashioned music.
Grandpa" Borden, father of Ed
Borden, is very i'll with chills and
fever.
Sweltering humanity cooled a lit
tie July 4 and but the dust is
mountains high"
Haying is progressing finely and
the wheat is whitening for the har-
vest
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Beltman, of
Grand Rapids, are visitors at l.. T..
/ Brooks's and Harley Weller and fam
| lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Carlow are en-
pertaining a sister from California.
Miss Edith Rowland has returned
from a lengthy visit with her grand
ma, Mrs. Nina Weller, of Rockford.
The grangers held their annual
Fourth of July gathering at the hall
with fifty or more present A very
fine picnic dinner was served, finish
ed with ice cream.
AS stated last week, Miss Evelyn
Mccormick did not go to Kalamazoo
but was kept at home when all ready
by the serious illness of her mother,
Mrs. Frank Mccormick, who has been
taken to st. Marys hospital, Grand
Rapids, for an operation.
Mesdames S. Matice and A. A. Nor
ton went to Ann Arbor last week to
attend the graduating exercises.
Their niece, Miss Bonny Reed, was
nj I'm tnc
tan girl. Mrs. Norton, while there.
was taKen suddenly i'll and was in
! the hospital day or so. She was
able to return with her sister. Mrs
Matice, but is very poorly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Becker and
Mr.. Shriver, of Rockford, have been
trying their skill in catching the fish
from our famous lakes, capturing a
large quantity. They took supper
with f. l.. Brooks and family, also
Mrs. Charles Bear, another sister of
Mrs. Brooks.
We are all rejoicing that unto Mr.
and Mrs. f. Il. Lessiter a son was
born, July at o'clock. Weight
9R pounds. All doing well.
Eight year old frankie Lynch, who
lived with his mother at Fisher Sta
ton, got scolding and departed Sat-
urday about noon unbeknown to the
family arriving at his fathers home
late that night. 1t is safe to say he
travelled from 20 to 2S miles. Some
lively phoning located him for his
frightened grandma.
Our young friend, Miss Eva An
!rews, who lately went to Latt Park
county. Montana, writes the noun
lains to- er al around this place
where she Is visiting. Miss Eva car
Tor ho' invalid mother for five
years before death came and much
needed this rest in lovely scenery.
Mrs. NJ. A. Lessiter is very weak
from having two assesses in her left
side. he last one breaking in her
ing. Juno 20, most unexpectedly.
90 ~ morrhage of blood.
The one below her lung has been so
d ursa. ,tat she did not realize
H. orfiticr
Our long suffering old friend, Per-
" Pnrdy crossed the border line ear
Y on the morning or July /, aged rs
cars. most of hinh were passed IN
rattan. leav his aged invalid
wife. one sistC IS. Lily Dumond
Of Evart enc !ro her, George. Of
myrna or md one grandson
TO rcn ,'nlor the good deeds OF a
goo citizen. q more than good hus-
bar J and father. Besides host of
old trends. who can recall thc' Ills
life Eork has been to do good, If
not professor.
And they that are good shall be hap
py
TIT
| The soul bids the body adieu
TIL the Master OF all good workmen
Shall call us to work anew"