Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-06-16
Short Items of Interest Re-
iating TO the Tozvn, and Its
People. told In a Single
Paragraph.

, here. He was formerly Bedding an
Smyrna boy and likes 10 drop in occ,
sionally TO renew acquaintance wit
old friends.
j. w. Howe returned Saturday iron
Sidney Center where he visited his oil
friend, Joe Lavery. While there h
attended Dane picnic. Fifty year
ago "Wid" was there in dense wilde !
ness.
Miss Sallie Smith left for her home
in New York state Wednesday, accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Ruth Smith
who had been the guest of her sister
Mrs. w. |. Benedict, for the past two
weeks.
| Judge f. ID. M. Davis and wife and
Elvert Nj. Davis and wife of Ionia were
guests of Frank II. Chase and wife in
Smyrna, Sunday. They made trip
to Grand Rapids in their auto coming
home via Smyrna.
Miss May Hunt of Denver, Colorado,
formerly of Bedding, arrived in Ionia
on Thursday of last week TO visit her
sister, Mrs. Vern Snyder. At present
she is visiting Bedding friends and is
being entertained at the home of Mrs.
+. A. Cook.
+. ID. Hall, brother of w. l.. and
w. ID. Hall, now living in California,
recently sold his five acres OF land near
Los Angeles on which he had sci out
oranges and other California fruits, for
$500. Mr.. Hall still owns IA farm of
30 acres near 10y.
Miss Allie Arnwine entertained the
young ladies' club Friday evening. A
most delightful social affair it proved,
resolving itself into a shower SO far rs
the presenting Miss Sallie Smith with
a fine set of silver spoons i'm anticipa-
ton of coming events.
The Bedding Independents went TO
Lyons Saturday and crossed bats with
team at that place. They played II
innings in order To win the game, the
score standing IL TO IL. They went To
Portland Sunday and played a fast
game defeating them by small mar
gin.
The North Side Kindergarten school
had fine treat Saturday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. l.. Lind, who gave
the little ones party i'm honor of her
daughter Lucile's birthday. Mrs.
Ellery, the teacher was there as chap
eron and all enjoyed the occasion very
much. Refreshments were served and
as one of the little boys said, tive had
ice cream too
Ben Hall and Frank Hall of Long
Lake were i'm the city Monday. They
say the resort season at the lake is
opening up in fine shape and the fish
ing is good. The black bass season
opens on the 18th and many sportsmen
are anxious for that date to come. The
launch has been put into commission
and Frank says il skins the waters of
the lake like duck this season.
|. Il. Hubbell and +. II Spencer have
some extensive holding i'm land in the
Rio Grande valley near Las Cruces,
New Mexico, which awaits irrigation
to make il of great value. Recently
the government has decided To build IA
big dam on the Rio Grande for storing
water for flowage and irrigation to hold
water enough To irrigate the valley for
more than l70 miles on each side of the
river. IL will be finished i'm three years.
Chas. Harroun returned To Greenville
Saturday after having made weeks
visit with friends in this vicinity. He
is 80 years old and settled in Otisco in
1896 on the old Demorest farm, a por-
ton of which is in the city limits. Mr..
Harroun helped build the first bridge
on the river and also many of the irst
dwelling houses in this section of the
country. He is brother of G.. A.
Harroun who also came here i'm an early
day.
Children's day services were held in
the baptist, Methodist and Congrega-
tional churches Sunday morning and
at the north side Chapel in the after
n ION. They were well attended and
the decorations appropriate for The
occasion. The little people monopoliz-
ed the happy hour and seemed To enjoy
the occasion. Al the chapel under
direction of H. H. Cook the chil lr,n
carried out fine program before an
audience that filed the house. Tn,
boys and girls did we'll and there Is
certainly lot of talent in the school
and Mr.. Cook and his workers are en-
titled TO much credit for the good work
they are doing.
AT the Church of Christ Sunday June
l9th, 1880 a. m, memorial service of
the Modern Maccabees of the World,
the local order will attend divine SER