Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-07-28

| Mrs. VIM. J. Wilson has gone east
for visit at her old home.
Miss Mantle McElroy went to Ian
sing Tuesday for short visit.
Mrs. AL Wells and daughter, Frcda
went TO Grand Rapids, Wednesday.
Mrs. G. A. Ryerson is receiving a
visit from her sister, Mrs. Hunt OF
Mcbride.
| Mrs. Chas. Tiff, who has been q
guest of Mrs. j. w. Wells returned 10
Greenville, Wednesday.
Mrs. w. j. Myers and daughter,
Alice, of Glare are guests for few days
of Mrs. VIM. T.. Fisher.
Chas. A. Wagner and family have
returned from Big Rapids and will
occupy their home for while.
B. +. Fowler has received word from
his son, Gordon, that he is now settled
in Salem, Oregon, having left Orino,
Maine
Mrs. G.. Il. Fooie has been the guest
OF her daughter, Mrs. II. II. McItlroy,
for "A few days. She is living with her
son, Charles, in Alto.
Mrs. w. j. Denzer and son, Harry
of Mansfield, Ohio, arrived hero Mon
day, for a few weeks visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Thorne.
O. A. Day was in Galesburg recently
TO visit his son, Will Day, who is in
the drug business there and doing nice
ly. Mrs. Day and daughter are visiting
here.
Claude Menkee and wife OF Oconto,
Wisconsin, are making his brother
Walter visit. They drove through
with their auto. Tuesday they visited
at Vern Snyder's in lonia.
Mesdames Hannah Wilbur and
Weter left this morning for few
weeks outing at Hazlett Park. They
were accompanied by Miss Edna Wise
and Beryl and Margaret Wilbur.
w. T.. Hetherington arrived home
last week from Springfield, Mass,
after attending the funeral of his
brother, w. X. Hetheriugton. He
made short visit in Ashfeld, Mass !,
on his return.
The Merry Makers Club of Orleans
will give Harvest dance at the Mac
cabee and Cleaner hall in Orleans on
Friday evening, August 9TH. Music
by Hardings orchertra. Bill Sl.00, in
Guiding supper.
A. b.. Bowman of Enice, Okalahoma,
has been in the city the guest of
Ambrose Spencer. Mr. Bowman is
secretary of the Demorest Manufacture
ing Co. of that place and he says the
company are doing big business in
the concrete mixer line.
A Welte, the photographer, left
Tuesday for Ypsilanti where7his family
are living and will pack up his house
hold goods to remove here. He has
leased the II. ). Co.'S. house just west
of his gallery and the familyslwill
occupy it, His daughter, Miss Adeline
X. Welte, has been engaged TO teach
in our schools.
! J. l.. Fowler of Ionia, secretary of
the Farmers Mutual bfre Insurance
Go. of Ionia county, and Peter Kohn of
Smyrna, one of the directors, were in
the city Wednesday having adjusted
the loss on the Bricker farm and con-
tents recently burned. They allowed
Mr.. Bricker S490.95 which was perfect
ly satisfactory to him. The company
is good one and pays promptly.
At 10 o'clock p. M. Sunday, July II,
the stately old stork made visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Lake,
leaving beautiful 10 pound boy.
Richard Meredith and mamma are
getting along nicely. Papa Lakes grin
is continually getting broader as visit
ors remark, .Why Ben he looks just
like you.n Meanwhile papa is wonder
ing if he isn't too nice To be baker.
IL. S. Godfrey returned Wednesday
from Flint where he has been working
for some time in the Buick factory.
He states that the works are practically
closed or will be soon and not wheel
be turning and thousands of men will
be out of employment for some time
as the company are TO undergo a reor-
ganization which he claims means that
all the small stock holders will be
subjected TO freeze out