Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-06

mazoo, who were the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. j. K. Souder few days, re-
turned home Tuesday.
Hugh Martin of st. Johns has been
the guest of his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Martin, and other
relatives here for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Hurd and son,
Fred, and his young lady friend
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
A. Smith over Sunday
Chas. Coon and family motored to
Newaygo an dMuskegon Saturday,
remaining over Sunday and spent
Labor Day in Newaygo.
Attorney Fred l.. Warner went to
Grand Rapids Tuesday having legal
business in the probate court and al
so at the soldiers home.
Joseph Upper and children, Helen
Dorothy and Fay, went to Grand
Rapids Friday to visit relatives
over Sunday and Labor Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Laws of
Lansing are guests of her father,
George Hubbard. They have been
visiting his people in Allegan.
Albert Griffin was called to Morley
Saturday by the serious illness of his
brother, Cortland Griffin, who suffer-
ed heat stroke a few weeks ago.
Will White and family have re-
turned home to Detroit. They have
been visiting his father. Ben White,
and also camping at Cramner lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Chadwick
were up from Ionia to spend a few
days with friends and relatives here
and at Smyrna. They came Mon
day.
E. E. Fricke and family of South.
Bend, Ind, who have been on an
auto tour of Michigan, spent over
Sunday with Geo. A. Fricke and
family.
Robert Warner retuihed to Big
Rapids Saturday to take up his stud
les in the Ferris Institute. He is
taking a commercial and business
course.
John Spriggs wen to Elwell Sat-
urday. He will also visit his son,
Berthold, near Detroit, before return
ing. John says he will get back in
time to vote.
Miss Mabel Meade, who has been
visiting her relatives here, left for
Ionia Friday. She had been engage
ed to teach her first school in dis
trlct near Saranac.
Miss Lizzie Martin went to Muske-
gon Monday to accompany her nep-
hew, Carlton Martin. home. He had
been here on a visit to his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Martin.
Mrs. Art James and son, George,
went to Grand Rapids Thursday. Will
and Charles James of Chicago, broth
ers of Art, have been recent visitors
here.
Mrs. M. C. Green went to Charlie
voix Tuesday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Quinn Altenburg. Mr.. Alien
burg is in the Pere Marquette sta
ton there.
Mrs. Martha Skelcher left Saturday
for Hastings. From there she will go
to Three Rivers for few weeks
visit and will spend the winter with
her daughter, Edna Conklin, in De-
troit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Foss and
grandson, Cecil Foss, left Friday for
Lansing, where they will remain for
several months. Oscar Foss will oc-
cupy their house during their absence.
Lester Jersey and his sister, Miss
Ethel Jersey, have returned from
Kenneth, where they have been Wis
iting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +.
w. Jersey during the summer
Farmers and drivers along the
Bartonville highway will be pleased
to note that the culvert known as the
Bartonville culvert has been repaired
and the road at that point put in fine
shape.
Ernest Menkee has been home
from Lansing. He has been putting
in considerable time at work there
during the summer vacation. He will
resume his studies at the M. A. G.
soon.
Henry Bush of Easton came up to
visit his daughter, Mrs. Della
Brooks over Labor Day. He worked
here on the mill race nearly fifty
years ago when this city was known
as Patterson's Mills.
Harry Wiley of Lansing was in
the city a short time Monday. He
was motoring through with a party
of Lansing people. He is looking
well and has charge of two mercantile
establishments there.
Dean Face of Coopersville, who was
the guest of his father, Arba Face,
and his uncle, Henry Smith, last week,
has returned home. Mr.. Face says
legal business with him keeps him
pretty busy.
Misses Cora and Beulah Guild and
their mother left Friday for their new
home in st. Johns. They have Sc
cured comfortable house and will
get settled to housekeeping in time
for school work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Benson and chill
dren returned to Webberville. Mr..
and Mrs. Art Emmons and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Litzner returned to Lans-
ing and Leotis Benson to Detroit
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Harrington of
Easton and Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Hol-
comb have been visiting relatives and
friends here and in Smyrna. On
Monday they were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Belding.
Miss Irma Grant of Battle Creek