Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-31
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Mrs. Minnie Campbell of Kalamazoo
is the guest Of Miss Rena Angel and
other friends.
Old Jock one OF Henry Skellengers
horses took sick the other day and de-
spite any thing that could be done for
him the animal died breaking up the
fine team.
Rev. &. /. Taylor and daughters
Mabel, Velma and Lilly were guests at
Henry Smiths and M. A. Chapman's
over Sunday, returning TO Portland,
Monday.
VIM. Shelter took his nest of young
eagles or hawks whatever they were To
Grand Rapids, Monday, and sold them
10 dealer there.
Mrs. b. &. futile and children who
have been isiiing her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. q. T.. Thompson, returned home
10 Lake Odessa, Monday.
q. w. Knight, city Mail Carrier is
rejoicing very much over the fact that
in few years IL, viii have an assista
helper without gong out side Of the
family, bruce Edward knight Is his
name and he will be week old this
week Friday.
Charles Smith and wife and daugh-
ter, Beatrice who hive been guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Eddy returned to
Detroit Saturday.
Lost-An Eastern Star pin. Mrs. q.
Steele, 72l | earl 81
George q. Tooley OF Lansing was In
the city this week in the interests o.
the firm where he is employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Underwood Of
Athens are guests this week of their
SONS, Fred and Lloyd Underwood.
John S. Donovan returned this
morning from an extended trip through
the south west He brought back some
interesting specimens of the crops in
that country.
Andrew Skellenger who is assistant
superintendent in John Ball Park
Grand Rapids, was home 10 visit his
parents Thursday.
Farmer, George Crawford has fine
field of late potatoes in bloom there'll
he good yield if tops mean any thing.
Henry Skellenger and wife visited at
Abe Huffs in Greenville Sunday.
| Adelbert Smith has moved into his
new house which he has been building
on the former Joseph Cobb farm and is
very pleasantly situated.
| The Dinner Club met at the Ranney
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Ranney,
Tuesday evening, one OF the fine din
ners for which this club is famous was
served and a genuinely good time
enjoyed.
Mrs. ID. w. Dean and children of
Mcbride and her mother, Mrs. Barton,
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Don Dean.
| Curtis Asroplane will be on exhibit
ton at the Fair Ground each day of
the Fair. The aviator will take pleas
ure in telling you all about the sensa-
lions when flying through mid air, and
he will make sensational flight on Sep
TENDER 10Th. This attraction alone
costs us several hundred dollars and
we want you with us on this date at
the Ionia Fair Grounds.
Mrs. Will Walker was given a sur
prise Wednesday, arranged by her
ladies were present and enjoyed good
/
we'd and Mrs. Walker was presented
with china fruit dish as souvenier.
BY invitation of Miss Zada Wilson
the ladies Of the Congressional Club
were entetained at the home of Mrs. K.
M. Wilson on Tuesday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. Wilson's birthday ami
versary. A delightful afternoon was
enjoyed and a fine lunch served, Mrs.
j. ID. Morse carrying off the honors at
| five hundred. Mrs. s. e.. Case, Mrs. A.
l.. Spencer, Mrs. b. +. Hall, Miss Matte
Dalziel and Mrs. Earl Wilson was also
present
| Mrs. Elizabeth Valance of Mt. Pleas
ant is visiting at her Cousins, +. b.
Lapham this week, she with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Wesley Gill
bert, brother of David Gilbert
pioneer resident of Oak field now deceas.
ed made the overland journey to Gala
fornia, more than fifty years ago with
covered wagons and experienced much
of the hardships OF travel over the
mountains and plains in those early
days. She with her first husband
Harry Brubaker returned in 1859 TO
Ohio and later settled near Farwell,
then known as Millbrook, in Michigan
their neigh borhood being known as the
"Brubaker settlement" Mrs. Valance
cooked the first meal OF yictuals in
Farwell for loggers and railroad men
serving on tables made OF shingle
shakes. The hotel or boarding hous
was primitive one but served the
purpose in those early days. Mr.. Bru-
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