Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-19

] Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Richardson
of CORTLAND were the guests of his
| sister, Mrs. j. w. Wells last Friday.
They were on their way to Orleans to
visit at Clark Hoppough's.
| Mrs. Robt. N. Helmer returned to
st. Johns Saturday. She and her hus-
band had been here visiting old friends
while Mr.. Helmer was looking after
the repairs on his house and lot.
| Word was received here Monday by
Mrs. Chas. Brown Of the death Of
Mrs. Geo. Felch Of Carson City. She
was the mother Of the late Chas.
Felch and was well-known to many
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Donaldson re-
turned to Lansing Thursday. They
were called here to attend the funeral
of Horace Ford; also, Frank Leslie
and father, G. p. Benton of Ann Ar
Dor were here.
Mr.. and MIS-. Leland Thompson of
Bedding, and daughter, Louise, spent
Sunday at the home of his moth ar,
ldrs G. A. Underhill. Mr.. Thompson
drove new Overland touring car.
Rockford Register.
W. b. Conner of Shiloh was in the
city on business Friday. Mr.. Conner
is operating a general store there, oc-
cupying the location which was pur-
chased of Geo. W. Brown. Mr.. Conner
drove his car and says the roads are
in fine condition.
Mrs. Jason Plat and daughter,
Beatrice, went to Grand Rapids Mon
day. The daughter is suffering from
some affection of the eye-lid and they
went there for treatment by spec
ialist in that line.
Louisa Bliss of Lake Odessa visit
ed at the home of Mrs. Mary Morey
over Sunday. Mrs. Morey enjoyed her
seventy-sixth birthday anniversary
Saturday. Mrs. Bliss came especially
to assist her in celebrating.
Mrs. Myra Gill returned home to
Grand Rapids Monday. She had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. H. A. Lamb
a few days, having stopped off here
on her way home from Ionia, where
she attended Presbyterian church
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. B. Reed returned
Tuesday from Detroit, where they had
been guests of their son, Geo. Y. Reed,
since last Friday. They found their
son and daughter-in-law very COM
fortably and costly settled at 1876 Fer
ris avenue, Highland Park.
Fay Coffman and daughter Of
Grand Rapids were the guests of Mrs.
Margaret Cameron, returning home
Tuesday. Mr.. Coffman was nursing
an injured thumb the result of an ac-
cident when an automobile ran into
him while on his way to work.
Burt Sparks, who has been here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Sparks for the past six weeks, left
Monday for Grand Rapids to make
few days visit, before returning to
Virginia, MINI. Mr.. Sparks is much
improved from the accident he suf-
fered before coming here.
Mrs. Cynthia Coles and her father,
j. A. Spencer of Toledo, Ohio, have
been guests of relatives in Smyrna
this week. They came to settle up the
business of Mrs. Candice Wright, who
has been living in Lowell since the
death of her husband. Rev. f..
Wright and she will accompany Mrs.
Spencer home to reside in Toledo.
DR.. Robert w. Alton, one of Port
lands best known physicians, was TAX
en- to the sanitarium in Battle Creek
this morning to receive treatment for
rheumatism, with which he has been
confined to the house for the past two
weeks. He was accompanied to Bat
tie Creek by Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
T. Emery.-Portland Observer.
Local bean buyers declare that an
extra large amount of seed beans
have been sold this year and that one
of the largest bean acreages in the
county will be planted in 1916. Last
season was bad one for bean grow
ers but the outlook is that the bean is
Il. Al r
Beans are scarce this season and high
and there is going to be big demand.
ing all in sight.