Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25

Barney Race has probably got the
finest patch of squash vines OF any.
one i'm this city. He concluded that
everybody would be trying to raise
potatoes this year and so chose squash
for doing his bit" q.
Fred Spencer of Grand Ledge was
in the city Saturday. He had beer
to Greenville for short visit. Fred
was resident of this city until nine
years ago, when he moved to Grand
Ledge and opened a restaurant and
lunchroom. The high cost of provi-
sion made it Improbable for him to
keep even on the balance sheet OF his
income and outgoes so he quit and
went to selling goods by canvassing
Mr.. Spencer is totally blind, but says
he is bound to keep going as long as
his legs and cane hold out.
Lyle Madden was home from Ionia
over Sunday.
Spencer Smith was home from
Grand Rapids over Sunday. He ex-
poets soon to leave with his company
for the training camp.
Mrs. w. b. Crawford of East St
Louis, Illinois, is spending few
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
p. F. Curtis, and other friends here.
Mrs. Walter Emery has returned
from recent visit to Saranac, where
she visited Mrs. Dumont Hart, sis
ter of her husband.
Mrs. Willis Woods sister, Mrs. D.
Penny, is staying with her few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl jerks left We'd
nesday on their vacation. They will
visit Flint, Detroit and other places.
They will make the trip by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorman F. Knapp
and baby Knapp went TO Amble Sat
urday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Paulson. Mr.. Paulson is in very poor
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Parney and sons
spent Sunday in Greenville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adelbert Stanton ar
rived Friday from Portland, Oregon,
but finding his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Stanton away from hime,
they left the following day for
Saginaw to make Mrs. Stanton's
people a visit before returning here.
Mrs. J. McNaughton of Lansing is
here caring for her mother, Mrs. Will
lis Wood, who is critically i'll.
MIR. and Mrs. John Andrews and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ansel Johnston spent
Sunday at the lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II Dilday
and son, Charles, are spending a
week in the city, guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. ID. Skellenger. They arriv-
ed in Grand Rapids from their home
in Racine, Wisconsin, and were met
there by Mr.. Skellenger with his car,
Sunday. Mr.. Dilday was with the Il.
Frank Ireland company for several
years before going to Wisconsin, and
had a wide acquaintance and large
circle of friends here.
Esther Cleland came home from De-
troit recently to work in the silk mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Langston OF
Hastings visited from Sunday until
Tuesday at the home of j. NJ. Lang
ston.
A. NJ. Hall returned from Chicago
Saturday. He had been there to buy
furniture for the Miller & Harris
Furniture company. Tuesday he went
to Grand Rapids TO attend the furni-
ture show for the same purpose. The
Miller & Harris store is the largest
one in Ionia county. The company
believes in advertising and Manager
Hall says the people appreciate the
kind of goods handled by him and are
buying, too.
Constipation causes headaches, sal.
low color, dull sickly eyes, makes you
feel out Of sorts all over. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea will Danish con.
tstipation. Try it without faii.- II. j
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