Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-15

iuS was In the city Monday and Tues
day. He left Tuesday morning for
Stanton, where he went on business.
Miss Sarah Helmick, fifth grade
teacher, was called home Saturday on
account of the death of her mother.
Miss Dorothy Hudson supplied in her
place.
Mrs. Eunice Newton, who had been
the guest of her mother, Mrs. David
Wherry, and her sisters, Mrs. Ray
Guild and Mrs. Smith, returned home
to Laingsburg, Saturday.
Mrs. w. l.. Atwood, who was here
last week in company with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Filkins, returned home
to Grand Rapids Monday. They
were guests at Merton Smiths
Horace Schultz of Amsden has been
the guest of Arthur Klingensmith.
He is talking of either coming to
Belding to reside or of going to the
Soldiers Home.
Mrs. Addie Whitford returned from
Webberville Monday, where she had
been for week with her daughter,
Mrs. Leo Benson. on account of the
latter's illness. She left her much
improved
Harry Ward of Remus was in the
city Saturday. He has sold his farm
near there and intends to go into
business and work at his trade of
plumbing He was a former business
man of this city.
the city aSturday, closing up the
business of the prohibition county
campaign committee. He was much
pleased with the work done and the
result of the election.
The delay in the train service here
Monday was caused by the wreck of
a freight train on the Pere Marquette
at Greenville. Five cars jumped the
track near the r. j. Tower Iron
works on account of defective rail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Vorrheis re-
turned to Detroit Friday. They had
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
W. Holmes a few DAYS. Mr.. Vorheis
is in the employ of the Johnson Har-
vester company, and is one of their
best men.
Ellsworth Wilcox of Manton was
in the city over Sunday TO visit his
wife and daughters. Mr.. Wilcox is
farmer and has lived in that part
of Michigan for over thirty years.
He said the potato and crops -cner-
. ally were good there except oats.
Mrs. Mary Cannon returned home
to Grand Rapids Thursday. She had
been here to complete the sale of her
property. Her daughter, Mrs. Clara
Widdicomb, has accepted a position
in the shcools at Lansing, having
charge of the nurses department as
instructor.
Misses Hazel Carter and Susan
Boyle of Richland were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs Wilbur Whitney
over Sunday, their train being late
for more than an hour Monday, Mrs.
Whitney took them through the
fabric mill.
Z. w. Little left Tuesday for the
Upper Peninsula on a business trip.
He secured a hunters license and
will use his gun if any game gets in
his way, while tramping' through the
woods. Lester Simpson of Big
Rapids will join him.
f. f. Chapple left Monday for a
ten-days' business trip to New York
and other easter cities. He was ac-
companied to Detroit by Mrs. Chap
pie, who will visit there for a few
l days then go to Toronto for a visit
with her aunt, Mrs. Pegg.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hall and
daughter, Of Detroit, and Mrs. James
Simpson, of Detroit, were the guests
of Mrs. Sarah Lessiter from Friday
until Sunday. They came in their
car, leaving Detroit in the morning
and getting here for supper.
Mrs. Mark Brown is in Ann Arbor
to undergo an operation for goitre
trouble at the state hospital in the
university. Mr.. Brown accompanied
her there last week, going in his
auto, returning Tuesday in time to
cast his vote for Wilson and in favor
of prohibition.
George Showers left for Lansing
Friday. He has sold his bee ranch
near st. Louis, which he has been
operating for the past two years, to
j. M. Frost, another man in that line
of business there. Mr.. Showers
started with forty-four swarms and
when he sold the colony had increased
to more than 100. He expects to
work in Lansing this winter.
There will be another one of those
delightful informal dancing parties
in the Moose Temple at Ionia next
Friday evening, November II. Six
ty-five by eighty feet of the finest
dancing floor possible. The Ionia
Dance and Concert Orchestra of sew
en- pieces will furnish the music.
Music at nine. Bill 75c. You are in
ited.-adv.
Circuif Court Naws