Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-12

About Our Town snd Its People

Mrs. Hiram Eckert left for Hopkins
Allegan county Tuesday TO visit her
mother.
Mrs. Emil Ferrick left Monday for
a weeks visit with relatives at Grand
Rapids and Evart.
Rev. Edrie Collins Of Inlay City is
spending a few days here greeting old
| friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Hetherington
spent Friday in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. j. Ward Wells spent Tuesday
in Grand Rapids.
] Miss Emma Williams of Grand Rap
ids was the over Sunday guest of her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Williams.
Elmer +. Fales has the agency for
the Dodge automobile in this territory.
He has received his demonstration and
is ready TO show its superior qualities
10 interested parties. The demonstra-
ton costs nothing and does not oblig-
ate you TO buy.-Ady.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spitzley, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Friend. and Leo Snitgen
/ of Westphalia motored to Belding
i Sunday and were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Brown and Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Arnold Schmidt. Mr.. Schmidt's moth
\ err, Mrs. Joseph Schmidt, who has
been spending several weeks here re-
/ turned TO Westhpalia with the party.
The Real Show is coming. Wednes-
day, May l9-The Silver Family
I Adv
/ Miss Mary Erickson spent Sunday
and Monday with friends i'm Grand
Rapids.
Mrs. G. NJ. Smith and daughter
! Phyllis went 10 Kalamazoo Thursday
to visit Mrs Smiths parents.
Mrs. Arthur Conner returned Tues
day from a several weeks visit with
her brother, Wilmot Hough of Har-
ward.
Miss Anna Earle spent Sunday at
Cedar Springs with her parents.
/ The Real Show is coming, Wedpes-
day, May 19-The Silver Family
Adv.
The last meeting of the W. r. G.
was held May first. A fine program
! in honor of the mothers was carried
out in charge of Mrs. NJ. f. II. CoviIIe
with white carnations. Each new mem
Der was given one. The next regular
meeting will be held Saturday. May
3 with a memorial program and it
I is hoped all members will be present.
Mrs. Reubin Brimme of Lakeview
is visiting her sister Mrs Harry Sim
mons.
Upholstering and chair Gaming, see
Leon Forward, 81 S. Bridge street,
or at Stouts Cigar Store.-Adv. 4w
Mrs. Jane Ogle, contract agent for
the Redpath Chautauquas, has been
in the city this week in the interest
of Belongs coming Chautauqua.
Mrs. Harvey Simmons who teaches
class OF boys at the Church of
Christ was presented with a beautiful
bouquet by a member of her class,
Mothers Day.
Mrs. NJ. +. Peck has been spending
a few days in Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Cartridge and
son Dale returned home Wednesday,
after spending a few days with Mrs,
Cartridges parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Courier OF Alma.
Mrs. Martha Conklin who was cal
/ led 10 the home of Ed Arris shortly
after Mrs. Arris was taken sick and
her symptoms became alarming, says
that she died very soon after her ar
rival and before she could be taken
into the house from the ground where
she lay. Mrs Conklin did everything
make her comfortable but she became
unconscious and breathed her last be-
/ fore the physician arrived
/ Charles Hill Of Lake Odessa was in
the city Tuesday.
The regular meeting of the Pythian
Sisters will be Monday evening. May
! IT, initiation and Bohemian lunch
nine and one-half pound daugh-
ter was born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Watkins of Lansing Thursday. May 8.
Mrs Watkins was formerly Miss Floy
Campbell of this city.
Mrs. +. a. Washburn and Miss
Florence Washburn We're in Grand
Rapids Saturday
f.. T.. Fales and. Mrs. Fales, Mrs.
Eta Mclaughlin, Mrs. Mary Barnes
and Mrs. Ross of Ionia We're i'm Grand
Rapids Sunday.
About the busiest men in the city
these days are the painters and paper
hangers. There has never been "a
time in the history of Bedding when
there has been 50 much work in their
line of activity as right now, Several
of the contractors have jobs ahead of
them already engaged which will keep
their force of men at work far into
the summer.
John J. Crossken and family have
moved from Chicago To Bedding TO
reside. Mr.. Crossken was a former
resident here and a son of Mrs. Prin-
gle lie moved to that city about
fifteen Years ago.
; Upholstering and chair Gaming, see
Leon Forward, ST. S. Bridge street,
or at Stout's Cigar Store.-Adv. 4w
Mrs. Claude Brockway returned
Monday night from Grand Rapids