Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07

About Our Town sud Its People

Kennedy. a few days the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Young are
the proud parents OF a son born Sep
TENDER 20. The baby was born at
Perry Mich, where Mrs. Young has
been staying for some tim@ at the
home of her parents.
The thermometer stood at ~ de-
grees Tuesday evening at O'Clock
The community has not been visited
with a rain OF any account for over
five weeks. Everything Is very dry.
FAN crops are in danger of being kill
I'd on account of not having sufficient
moisture to terminate the seeds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Morton spent
the week end with relatives al Rock
ford.
Mrs c. S. LaDow of Orleans was the
guest OF Mrs. Frank Hannah, Mon
day.
Mrs George Benedict OF Saginaw
pent few days here the first of the
week.
Mrs Ray Ring spent Tuesday in
Smyrna with her mother-in-law, Mrs.
Gardner.
Mrs. George Craig returned 20 her
home at Frankfort, Ind, today. Mrs.
Craig had been the guest of relatives
mere for about two weeks.
Miss Pearl Sporting Of Lyons spent
Sunday with her cousin, Mrs. VIII
Mcqueen.
Charles Chapman went to Detroit,
Wednesday, to spend a few days with
his brother, Clayton Chapman.
Miss Theresa Bogner went to De-
catur, ILL.,, Monday. where she will
reside.
VIM. Winslow, who has been EN-
ployed at the f. w. Halstead barber
shop went to Milwaukee, Wis, We'd
nesday, where he has position.
Ward Edwin the infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Orval Butts, passed away
Friday morning, October 2, after a
short illness of cholera infantum,
Funeral services were held Sunday aft
ternoon. The baby was born March
Is, 1914.
The Campfire Girls held cere-
monial meeting on Saturday last at the
home of Miss Mary Ravell. Follow
( ing the meeting a picnic dinner was
served which was much enjoyed by all
Mr. and Mrs Jacob Weaver spent
Tuesday at Baldwin Lake, closing
their cottage Shady Cove" for the
winter,
James Johnson of FenwiclS spent
the week end with his son, Allen
Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs Floyd Banks Of Fen
wick spent Sunday al the home OF AL
len Johnston
Mrs. Louis Krause tnee Alice
Walker) OF Chicago is visiting friends
and relatives here.
Mrs. :. S. Showers spent Sunday at
Cooks Corners with her brother, G. l..
Brown.
Mrs. Floyd Gray who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Allan Johnston re-
turned to her home at Flint Tuesday,
Miss Belle Lockwood spent Satur-
day and Sunday with Grand Rapids
friends.
Miss Nernal Williams of Sand Lake
was the week end guest of her sister,
Mrs. Chas. Phillips.
Rapids Tuesday on business. She will
be gone several days.
Mrs. Katherine Ritterstorf, who has
been so seriously iii, following an
operation last week. H. improving very
slowly.
Verne Brown and Bert Scott went
10 Grand Rapids, Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Thomas Brecken Of Ionia spent
Tuesday here with her daughter Mrs.
Verne Sprague.
Leopold Erupp went 70 Kenneth.
Monday. where he will remain until
about Thanksgiving.
VIII Workman has returned from
Lansing. where he has been working
ana will reside here for the present
4. Friedman went TO Detroit, We'd
nesday on business
Earle Hubbard and family enter
lined his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.. A. I
Hubbard Of Grand Rapids, and his
brother. and wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Hubbard Of Hart, Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. 4. J, Blair Mrs. VIM. I
Fisher and MIR. and Mrs }. Ward 4
Wells. motored to Cooks Corners, (
Tuesday evening 10 cali on Mrs Lester .
lNlIlDtllAs W no lAAl anu ~ JIM 4lAA liAt 4
arm one day last week.
Mrs. y. G. Nielsen and mother, Mrs.
Buck. went 10 Chase, Monday. for a 4
few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Kline Of De-
troit are visiting the latters parents. /
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Westcott, this week.
Mrs. VIM. Clemence OF Detroit is
visiting her mother, Mrs. VIM. piatt.
and other relatives.
Two raccoons have been procured
81 Elmer T.. Cook FOR the new city
park. lie got them at the Ross
Chickering farm.
pr and Mrs. keyser narrowly avert