Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-21
Short Hems of Interest Re
Latins to the Town and rs
People. told IN a Single
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Local ~
Brevities.


Mrs. VIII Ward visited her parent,
i'm Moseley, Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. Edrie Collins went To Big Rag
ids, Monday TO call on his daughter.
Mrs. Harry Spencer left Tuesday fol-
a few weeks visit with relatives at ST.
Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Baldwin return.
ed Tuesday from two weeks visit in
Southern Michigan.
Mrs. Belle Fuller returned to Grand
Rapids, Tuesday after few days visit
with Mrs. Asher Shaw.
+. M. Weed OF the Ballou Manu-
featuring Co. made business trip to
Grand Rapids, Tuesday.
Miss Edna Maxwell left Tuesday for
Albion, where she will become pupil
in the college in that city.
Art Bailey of Portland former Rock
ford boy has moved TO charlotte and
has charge of bakery there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Phillips and
son Orla of Gowen were over Sunday
guests of his mother, Mrs. Floyd Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. Grow of Stanton
arrived here Tuesday and expect to
make their home in this city for the
present.
Mrs. s. l.. Johnson returned TO her
home at Greenville, Monday, after a
few days visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Harding.
Miss Eta Semple of Dundee is the
new lady clerk in the T.. &. Lloyd
stores. Miss Semple has charge of the
Suit and Cloak department.
Mr. and Mrs. Vern LaDow and son
Roy were IN Ionia Sunday, called there
To attend the funeral of Mrs. William
LaDow, the formers aunt.
Representative Emory j. Wood and
Mrs. Wood of Jackson were in the city
the last OF the week, guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Purdy.
Mr.. and Mrs. }. +. Gaul of Port
land, Oregon, were guests of Mrs. l.. L..
Holmes, the first of the week. Mr..
Gaul went TO Grand Rapids, Tuesday,
but Mrs. Gaul remained until Wednes-
day.
Kim King and son are great on grow
ing watermellons and muskmelons,
they have been selling that delicious
fruit for four weeks and will continue
TO do so for four weeks longer if the
frost holds off. They left a mammoth
muskmelon of the early Grand Rapids
variety for the Banner force TO test,
Monday.
A telegram Tuesday from Dwight c.
Sheldon to his father here, was in a
cheerful vein, noting that he reached
Saranac Lake, up in the Adirondacks,
feeling fine; that he stood the trip very
well indeed, and that he found upon
arrival there that every possible need
had been provided; and he is sure that
he will like it there.-Ionia Standard.
A. ID. Portor, &. q. Portor and their
wives of Grand Rapids and Charles
Keyes and wife of Cleveland were
guests of their sister, Mrs. Bertha
Clemens, Saturday. They were on
their return from Lakeview where they
had been visiting friends. The Portors
will hold a reunion in Grand X, pids,
Saturday, and Mrs. Clemens and her
daughter Sarah will attend the functi IN
The District Quarterly conference of
the Free Methodist church will be held
i'm Bedding church this week, beginning
tonight and closing Sunday night.
Quite a number Of preachers from diff
ferent portions of the district will be
present and the meeting will be under
the direction of District Elder w. III.
Bodine. Rev. j. b. Griswold, pastor
in charge hopes for large and spirit
ual gathering at this conference.
Mrs. Leslie Hale, of Pontiac, arrived
in the city Tuesday on her way to Beld
ing. While waiting between trains
she went to Carten's TO make a pur-
chase. Returning TO the train she dis
covered she had lost her pocketbook,
and will appreciate having it left at
this office where it will be called for.
The pocketbook contained about $40 in
bills and some silver. She will pay q
suitable reward To the finder. The
pocketbook was brown leather fold
ing bill purse such as man would
carry.-lonia Seminal