Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-27
THE BELDING BANNER

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Beckwith of
Lansing were the over Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Kolp. They
have disposed of their property in
Lansing, where Mr.. Beckwith has
been employed in the State Journal
office.
DR.. +. ID. Harrison and wife went
to Grand Rapids this Wednesday
morning with DR.. Root Of Greenville
to attend the annual state convention
which is in session there today and
tomorrow. Mrs. Harrison will return
tonight.
DIR. Harry Griener and sister, Mrs.
Geo. A. Stanton of this city and Mrs.
Amelia Close of Philadelphia left last
Thursday for Fremont, Iowa, the for
mer's home. Mrs. Stanton will visit
her daughter, Beatrice in Chicago, on
her return home.
Mrs. C. G. Ashby was called to
Ionia Saturday to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Sarah Root, which was held at
E. r. Ashby's. The burial took place
in the Orleans cemetery. Mrs. Root
was well-known to the older residents
of this vicinity.
Mrs. Geo. Grinnell and Mrs. Mabel
Lawson went to Grand Rapids Sat-
urday to attend party given in hon
or of the birthday of Mrs. Grinnell's
daughter, Mrs. Walter Roland. Paul
inc Roland returned with them and
spent Sunday with her grandmother.
Mrs. Henry Skellenger and Mrs
Mary Coville attended the w. K. G.
seventh district convention at st.
Louis Wednesday, Mrs. Skellenger
acting as delegate. They were met
here by Mrs. Florence Crawford, dele
gate from Ionia, who accompanied
them.
In a card received from w. |. Bene-
dict from York, Nebraska, asking tC
have the address of his Banner chang
ed to Franklin, Nebraska, he says we
have had year of weather very much
like Michigan weather. There is
big wheat and corn crop. Frost has
not hurt corn.
Melvin Wagner was in the city ovel
Sunday. He has just finished his
work for the d. NJ. Ferry seed com
pany, having covered the eastern ter
ritory during the season. He left
Tuesday for the west to visit hi:
; brothers. John and Ed. Wagner anC
take in the Panama exposition.
Henry Houseman when coming t.
his work Monday on his wheel took {
header which landed him so hard tina
: his right shoulder received bad Jol
and the right side of his face alsC
shows the effects of the tumble. Some
thing went wrong with the bike and /
came to a sudden halt.
Five of the senior boys banded to
gether Saturday and helped Wells
Hall dig two and one-half acres o
potatoes which he had planted on hi
''ranch" next to Leland Thompson
farm on Peck's HILL Wells had beer
/ unable to get men for the work so tn
/. boys assistance was very welcome.
: While returning from Ionia in hi
]. auto Sunday Ernest Shawley unfor
! tunately ran over pig and put OF
Y the emergency brake. Alex Balm, VIII
] was driving along behind, failed t
/ notice that Shawley had slackened tn
speed of his machine and ran into tn
I Shawley auto. Mr.. Bain's auto wa
! rather badly damaged.
y Alva Seeley, son of Mr.. and Mrs
t Harry Seeley and Miss Sylvia Squlres
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Squires, were married In Grand Rap
] ids Thursday. After the ceremon,
' was performed Mr.. and Mrs. Seeie,
: went to Bedding for short visit wit
relatives after which they will max
their home in Rockford. Both of thes
! young people have been residents o
= CORTLAND all their lives and hav
the best wishes of many friends
Rockford Register.