Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-23

willis A. Eitle of Albion has beer,
the guest Of his brother, DR.. e. w.
Little.
Hotel Belding served sixty-fve din
ners Sunday to guests, who motored
into the city from Grand Rapids,
Ionia, Greenville and other places.
Forrest Fish went to Detroit Tues
day with two carloads Of cattle to dis
pose of on the Detroit market.
Mrs. Ed. Webster and children re-
turned Sunday from her visit in Allie
gan.
Mrs. Eta Krepps and son, r. C.
of St. Johns are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Arris and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Kennedy.
Donald Ruthruff, who has been Wis
lifting his sister, Mrs. Clifford Shank,
returned to Edmore Tuesday.
Burr Z. Higgins was called to Iona
Tuesday. He has made application
Tor position as guard at the state
house of correction and went there to
meet some of the board officials in re-
gard to it.
Mrs. Eta Rikerr and her SON, Ad-
do Riker, went to Grand Rapids Tues
day for few days visit.
The Lincoln club will lhave a basket
picnic at the city park September z.
FIR. j. M. Zindler left Monday to
attend the Retreat, held at a religious
college in Canada. About half of the
priests from this diocese are in at
tendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Washburn of
Chicago are guests of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred A. Washburn.
III. b. Slocum and son. Henry Slo-
cum and their wives of Hubbardston,
were guests of Mrs. John Greenop
and Mrs. Henry Slocum was the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Fred Bivins, Sun
day. The Slocums were residents here
a number of years ago. Henry Slo-
cum. in company with Harry Hol-
brook are properietors of the Hub
bardston Touring mills.
J. B. Essex, who looks after the
Richardson Silk campany's garden on
the river flats, has kept garden truck
growing in spite of the shifty wealth
er. He exhibited corn stalk in the
tassel, Friday, six feet and two inches
tall. The seed was planted July 16,
the growth being just six weeks from
the planting. Mr.. Essex thinks no
one can beat it.
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week after an absence of six weeks.
She visited cousin in Jackson; also
Miss Fairy Mount in Albion. Miss
Mount accompanied her to Niagara
Falls and then returned to her home
via Detroit, where she visited friends
for week. Miss Thompson went on
20 Ithaca, N. Y, and visited DR.. and
Mrs. Reddick at Cornell university
for a month.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Thompson were
in Lowell Saturday to spend the day.
Mrs. Walter Shepard and daughter,
Clara, who visited friends and rela.
tives here, returned home to Clarks-
vile Monday.
H. S. Chapman has just received
word from his nephew at Ell Paso,
Texas saying that the weather is
plainly warm on the border.
Mrs. James Banks is very i'll with
an attack of appendicitis.
Lefty" Higgins left Monday fol
his home in Lansing.
Earl Wilson was in Grand Rapids
on business Monday!
Orba Mccoy was in Detroit on bust
ness the latter part of last week.
ing relatives.
Supt. j. A. Langston returned to
Hastings Saturday, after spending a
few days here on business.
Mrs. Ed. Howe and children return
ed from Lansing Tuesday.
Mrs. Jud w. King went to Lake
view Wednesday.
Mrs. Oliver Adair and children left
Wednesday for a visit with relatives
in Edmore.
A. Duyff spent Sunday in Grand
RAPIDS.
Mrs. w. L. Hall was in Ionia Tues
day.
Ralph Young of this city and Miss
Mary Kenyon of Byron Center have
been granted marriage license by