Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-14
LOCAL ITEMS
About Our Town snd Its People

Miss Edna Sanford of Greenville
spent Monday in Belding.
Miss Eva Throop OF Grand Rapids
was the sunday guest Of her sister.
Mrs. Frank Converse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hollingsworth
OF Bellingham, Wash, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Ranous of Muir and Mr.. and
Mrs. T.. w. Bedding spent from Thurs
day until Sunday at Long Lake at the
Shaw cottage,
Among the large list of guests reg
istered at Hotel Belding for dinner
last Sunday were: Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Steketee. Mrs. Thompson and son, Mr..
and Mrs. w. r. Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. A. Stowe. Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
II. Fox and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Mcdowell,
all of Grand Rapids, AZ t
i Willie A. Lake of Lansing is spend
ing a couple of weeks with Bedding
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Thankful Nessen and daughter
Marian left on Saturday for Denver.
Colo, where they will spend the sum-
mer with relatives.
John Dehn and son Arthur have re-
turned from an extended trip through
Kansas and Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lemley came
last week for a visit with the latter's
mother Mrs Michael Wilson and
other relatives.
Mrs Lena McCoubrey writes that
she is now in Adams. Mass, Berk-
shire county, caring for an invalid
lady from Chicago. She has a very
good position which Will last for some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mercer OF Ohio are
here visiting at the r. r. Hannah
home.
Miss Eva Hauck has gone to spend
her vacation in jackson.
Mrs. \. Hopkins and daughters,
Misses Lottie and Permelia Hopkins.
left today for lonia TO visit with Mrs.
G. w French until Friday.
Mrs. j. b. Showers left Saturday for
an extended visit in Grand Rapids
Miss Cora Taylor went 10 Grand
Rapids Saturday TO spend the sum-
mer with Mrs VIII Cannon.
Miss Helen Moore left Tuesday for
few days visit with her sister Mrs
! Henry Tingley of Orleans
! Mrs. Peter Hauck is quite i'll with
rheumatism.
Miss Gladys Hamilton left Wednes-
day for three weeks visit in Seattle
Washington.
Richard Cannon and f. NJ. Parney
went to Grand Rapids Saturday TO
visit their little granddaughter, Ruth
Annette Cannon.
Mrs. 3. l.. StrunkJreturned Satur-
day from few days visit in Grand
Rapids with Mrs. Harvey Towne
Ed. Calkins and son Donald are
visiting his mother Mrs VIM. Barton
D g.. = ia
living in LaPorte, Ind, and as en-
gineer makes a daily run from Cleve-
land 70 Chicago
All black and colored hats, trimmed
and untrimmed, at one-haIf price
Stanton q Sabine.-adv.
Henry Clay has in his possession
small stone he picked up while work
ing on the Knee farm in Keene. Its
formation is such that a transfer can
be taken from one side of il onto
| thin sheet of paper, showing a good
representation Of Queen Victoria with
| the crown Of England on her head.
He prizes the small stone very high
| ly.
| The small screech owl at the Cook
park zoo lost the sight OF one eye last
week, when attacked by one Of the
woodchucks, in whose cage the bird
was confined.
Mr. and Mrs Chas. S. Foster and
Mrs. Spencer were the guests of Mrs.
Minnie Written at Moseley Sunday.
L. Z. Trimble has greatly improved
the appearance of his house on West
Liberty street with a new coat Of
paint
The Spencer Chapman Robinson
camping party returned from Slayton
| lake Monday and partook Of family
six clock dinner at NJ, A. Chapman's.
Mrs. Laura Clemmons went TO
Lansing Monday to visit her daughter
Sarah Chase. Her other daughter
Mrs. George Rhodes accompanied her
Herbert Angel and family and
| Joseph II. Doyle and wife are re-
| creating at a cottage az Whitefsh
Lake They went Mere Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs John King left Tues
] day for Evart where they were called
by the severe illness OF her father
Joseph Gardner, who has been suffer
ing for several months with a broken
| leg Mr.. Gardner went there in March
10 visit daughter and soon after his
arrival ne met with the accident.