Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-08
ORLEANS

Miss Jennie Crippen, who has been
spending a week with Mrs. Chas.
Lambertson of Belding, returned
home last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. 'Hoppough and
son, Carl, of Kalamazoo called on the
formers brother, Frank, who is still
on the sick list.
Mrs. +. +. Fales visited at the
home Of Mrs. II. M. Purdy Sunday.
Messrs. VIM. Spiker and Dave
Klingsman and their wives of near
Lake Odessa were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner Howard of
Fairplains were visitors of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Hoppough
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Morgan spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Cook, who live number of miles
south of Ionia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Hoppough re-
turned from Grand Rapids Sunday,
after a pleasant visit with the lat
ter's brother, Frank Comstock and
wife.
Last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Jay
Olmstead entertained Mrs. Lucy
Clemens, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Clemens and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Clemens and family, Ed. Brown,
and George Lavery. The latter who
has been visiting his cousins the past
number of weeks, left Monday for his
home in Buffalo, N. Y.
There will be a special meeting
of the Shiloh Aid society at the
church in Shiloh Saturday, November
IL, at two o'clock. All members re-
quested to be present as there is
business of great Importance.
Congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs.
Dave Treynor.
Mrs. Robt. Howe visited her
daughter in Ionia part of the past
week. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hill spent
Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Post
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Glazier Sundayed
with the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerome Lavery, in Ionia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hall were
guests of friends in Grand Rapids
over Sunday.
The first stop made by the Wilson
touring party after leaving Ionia was
at this village, where they were met
by Old Glory and an enthusiastic
crowd. After a few short speeches
by the members of the party they
proceeded to Bedding with forty-two
automobiles. The largest number of
cars was at Portland, where seventy
eight were in the procession.
Mrs. Dewitt Wilbur visited at
Henry Young's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Beatle of Evart
are here visiting the formers sister,
Mrs. Fullert Christensen, and other
relatives.
A. l. Olmstead and daughter of
Ionia spent Sunday with his mother,
Mrs. VIM. Olmstead.
Mrs. Two King and daughter visited
her mother, Mrs. Fannie Eckert, Sat-
urday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Sam Clements and children
were guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hannah, i'm Beldings
Saturday
The Farmers club will hold its
first meeting of the season at the
Haccabee and Cleaner hall Thurs
day, November 16. The following
program will be given; Business
meeting; dinner: music, Onah Mussel-
man and Mabel Palmer; recitation,
Mrs. Joel Palmer: paper. Mrs. Henry
Young; music the following is the
question for debate: Will it be good
business for the American farmers to
increase their production of crops
with the year 1917 at the sacrifice of
their frutility and regular rotation to
take advantage of the probable high
prices, affirmative. Fred Currie; neg
ative, Ed. Woodbridge; question box,
Jerry Spaulding.
Rev. E. Drew commenced revival
meetings Sunday evening at the Free
Methodist church. He has been so
fortunate as to procure the services of
Miss Winnie Peabody of Coopersville.
Miss Peabody is an evangelist of abil-
ity. Come and hear her.