Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-09

Rapids Saturday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dim
mick Sunday, August 6, fine eight
pound girl. The little lady has been
named, Fanette Jean.
Frank Haupt and Fred Burns, who
had been guests of Frank Laux and
other friends here for few days,
returned to Detroit Monday.
Capt. Thomas G.. Stevenson Of
the guest of Mrs. Margaret Peck. He
was on his way to Stanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. b. Coates of Can
non township took the train here on
Monday morning for McKeiver to
visit their son for a week.
Walter Bliss and Miss Lottie Bueh-
Her of Kalamazoo visited over Sunday
with the formers parents, Rev. and
Mrs. w. A. Bliss and family.
Mrs. James Scouten and Mrs. Le-
roy Thornton arrived from Big Rap
ids Saturday to make Mrs. f. Ruth
ruff and other friends a visit.
A. c. Diamond of Lakeview and his
father, III. G.. Diamond of Kaw City,
Oklahoma, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Warner Saturday.
Mrs. Ella Holmes went to Ionia
Monday. She was accompanied by
Mrs. Bessie Russell and children, who
had been her guests for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Boyer of Chi
cago have been here visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Boyer. They
went to Butternut for short visit.
Miss Jane Baird of Orleans was in
the city Friday. 1t was her first
visit here for several months on ac-
count of her sickness and injury.
The Misses Myrtle Lewis of Cry
stall and Bertha Moore of Carson were
the guests of the Lewis girls here
last week. returning home Friday.
Albert Russell of Ionia came Tues
day to visit relatives and also to at
tend the Russell family reunion being
held today at Baldwin Lake, Green
vile.
Mrs. Ed. King was called to Muske-
gon again Friday by her mother, Mrs.
Green, who is caring for Mrs. Olsen,
whose condition is considered very
! critical
Leonard Howe is here for a weeks
vacation from his work in Detroit
He with M. A. Ryerson have been
putting in few days fishing at Nor.
CANS Mills.
Geo. w. Hanks and wife left Mon
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ner in Merritt. They went by the
with friends over night.
Mrs. John Conner left for her
home in Chicago last Friday. She had
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Fran
els Blodgett and will stop at Rock
ford for a few days visit.
Jasper Carpenter of Corunna was
in the city Monday, the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Milton Foss. He came to
join his wife, who is visiting rela-
tives in the county near here.
Mrs. Bessie Braman, who had been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Smith, returned to Mcbride Saturday.
Master Charley Pierce returned with
her.
Mrs. w. E. Smith returned from
Ionia Saturday, where she visited
friends. Her daughter, Mrs. King Of
Grandville, was her guest over Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Jersey were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Madden
and other relatives and friends here
for a week, returned home to Boyne
City Monday.
Mrs. T. Wilckeling and daughter,
Lovina, of Kalamazoo were the
over Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. M. Smith. They left Monday for
Breckenridge.
Mrs. J. w. Archer and children left
for Manton Monday, where they will
attend the Free Methodist campmeet-
ing before they return. Mr.. Archer
will join them later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Locke were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nc
Duffy few days last week, returning
home to Detroit Saturday. They
have been in Detroit FIVE years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Cobb and chill
dren motored from Bedding Sunday
and spent the day with Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Cook. Mrs. Cobb left for
Holly this morning Ionia Sentinel.
Mrs. VIM. Campbell, who had been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. C.. A. Drake
and Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Bigler, left
| for Paris Saturday for a few days
visit before returning home to Chica-
| go.
Mrs. Martha Griffith returned to
Greenville Monday. She together
with Mrs. Will Hansen of Lakeview,
and Will Davis, and four daughters
| of Amble were guests of Mrs. Emma
Fuller over Sunday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Graves have
been entertaining Mrs. Libbie Bliss
and children of Henderson. They
came in their car with Fred Bliss as
chauffeur. Mrs. Bliss is relative of
the late Governor Bliss.
Eugene II. Birdsall and Eta M.
Krupp were united in marriage at the
Evangelical parsonage in Ionia Mon
day afternoon, July "a. Rev. J. S.
Deabler performed the ceremony.
They will reside in that city.
Miss Abbie Wilcox of Ionia was the
guest of Miss Jessie Vincent Friday.
She was on her way to Elwell to visit
her mother, who is there for treat
ment. She was accompanied by
Evelyn and Verl DeCoster.
Rev. A. G. Claffin of Portland and
daughter, Marion, were in the city
few hours Monday. They arrived
from Sheridan and were guests of
Mrs. j. j. Fowler who went through