Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-26

Rev. and Mrs. Ed. Smith of Pitts
field. Pennsylvania, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Smith of Cafsadaga, New York,
motored through and are visiting with
Albert Snow and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Frederick, Mr..
and Mrs. J.. M. Langston and Nancy
McElroy drove to Grand Rapids Fri
day and attended the fair. They saw
the human fly climb in the evening.
Henry Upholt went to Ionia Friday
where he had business with the
Hayes-Ionia company who have given
the new machine shop a good sized
order in metal work to be finished
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Hale pleasantly
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Lamphere, Mrs Daniel Ridenor Mr..
and Mrs. George Monroe, Mrs. Cor
die Gould and Mrs. Elva Brown of
st. Johns and Maple Rapids Sunday.
Mrs. Melissa Hull has been enter
tanning her sister, Mrs. j. Z. Bourne,
of Watonga, Oklahoma. Mrs. Bourne
left Saturday for Flint to visit her
son, Orville Brown and family, who
recently moved there from Grand
Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hauck returned
from Ionia Friday. They had been
there to attend the silver wedding Of
his sister, Mrs. John Spitzley. There
were a large number of relatives and
friends present.
Summer squash, the genuine crook
neck yellow kind is now being har-
vested by Barney Race and he remem-
bered We Editor with a liberal mess
which we can vouch for as being of
excellent quality.
Mrs. Ray Edwards left Monday for
Ypsilanti to arrange for her daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth Edwards, to enter the
State Normal. From there she went
to Detroit to meet her husband and
accompanied him home.
William Wean received word re-
Gently of the death of his sister, Mrs.
Charles Hall, of Hillman, Montmor-
ency county The family were form
er residents of Orleans township,
leaving about twenty years ago.
When Alex. Kelly returned recently
from his trip looking for ginseng and
| golden seal he brought along several
| punches of the valuable roots which
he disposed of at good prices. He
says it requires patience and perse-
verance to find it.
Preserve Curtis, city weightmaster,
at the municipal scales, has an eye
out to make the grounds around his
office look artistic. Morning glories
F., cover the fence and he has a couple
of young trees started, which will af-
| ford shade and comfort for future
| generations.
Mrs. David Fleming and daughter,
Maxine, Mrs. Louise Benson, Mrs.
Edith Thayer, Mrs. j. G. Ford, Mr..
and Mrs. Moulton and Mesdames Artz
and Moreland motored over from
Jackson and spent Sunday with their
former pastor and family, Rev. and
Mrs. A. J. Blair.
Two divorce DEGREES were granted
in circuit court Saturday, concluding
the cases of Morey Raby VS.. Cinad
r. Raby, and Lucia Train VS.. Leroy
Train. In the former case the par
ties are from Otisco township; the
decree was granted to the plaintiff
In the latter the defendant filed a
cross bill, which was argued at
length, and the decree was granted
to him together with the custody of
their child.
Herbert Noble, who was invalided
home from France, where he was
badly wounded, made his parents in
Bedding visit last week, and spent
Sunday with the Ionia relatives and
friends, coming from the hospital in
| London, Ontario. He left this morn
ing on his return to London. He is
improving from the treatment there,
walking with more ease and comfort
than when last here, but thinks some
of asking for transfer to another hos
pital.-Ionia Standard.
Every promise of Wortley &
French about Mi-o-na stomach tab
lets is ulflled.-Advertise