Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-22
THE BELDING BANNER

the fiftieth boy born this year in Beld-
inc and his registered number is also
"50.D We believe he is lucky boy
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Johnston re-
turned home from Flint Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Briggs and chill
dren motored to Crystal Lake Sunday
Mrs. Marshall from Chadwick was
guest Of Mrs. Willis Wood Saturday.
y Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Stackus return
ed home from Manton Friday, where
they have been visiting relatives the
past two weeks.
Leonard Wood has position at the
Empress theater.
MIR. and Mrs. Morris Urch and Mr..
and Mrs. Ansel Johnston returned
home from Rockford Sunday night.
Sunday at the home of Frank WEIGH.
Miss Fannie Bent, of Kalamazoo,
spent part of last week at the home
of Mrs. Emma Brown.
Miss Maggie F. Nash was the over
Sunday guest Of Miss Minnie Cook.
Clark Howe, of Cadillac, was the
guest of relatives and friends on Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Boyer, Of
Lansing, visited relatives here the last
of the week.
The Ladies Social Circle will meet
with Mrs. M. A. Reed on Wednesday
afternoon, August 20, for sewing. A
good attendance is desired.
Sunday guests at Mrs. Asher Shaw's
were Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Bradford,
Mr.. and Mrs. /. Colby and son Merrill
from Sparta, also Mr.. and Mrs. j. c..
Bradford, Mrs. Mary Robinson and
Silvin Shaw.
Miss Ethel Jocox returned Monday
from a visit in Niagara Falls.
c.. N. Hoyt drove to Ionia Thurs
day to meet Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Slick
niger, who are on their way home to
Little Rock, Arkansas, after tour
of the great lakes and quiet rest
at Crystal lake, near Frankfort. Mr..
! Flickinger left that evening for Chi
cago to attend meeting of the Con-
tinental company and Mrs. Flickin-
ger will remain and visit her brother,
c. N. Hoyt, and sister In Saginaw
county.
Mrs. Mary Cannon and daughter,
Mrs. Clara Widdicomb, of Grand Rap
ids, were called here Wednesday to
attend the funeral of r. B. Strong.
Mrs. Ida Langerwisch OF Indiana
polls, Indiana, spent last week with
Mrs. M. A. Reed. Mrs. Langerwisch
is domestic science teacher in the In
dianapolis schools. She is visiting
friends at Long Lake this week.
| William Wean was in the city
| from his farm with basket of eggs
Wednesday morning and after mar
keting them stated that he had now
received 500 from the sale of eggs
this spring and summer.
| Me- Mi1lia CoWorc and children left
Wednesday for few days outing at
Crystal lake.
Mrs. Kate Hill received visit the
past week from Rev. Ralph Flewel-
| ling of Los Angeles, California, form
erly a Greenville resident and
graduate of the school. de became
one of the most noted preachers In
Boston. but was called from there to
Los Angeles. He and his wife were
returning from an eastern visit and
came here and to Greenville for
short visit with old friends.
Under SherlfT Mark Hoppough
passed through here Wednesday for
the Marquette prison. having. IN
charge a desperate prisoner, whom
he was transferring from the lonia
Mrs. Charles White and children,
Margaret and Ruth, left Monday for
a few DAYS visit at Amble. Her son,
Ralph White, who has been with his
grandparents on the farm for several
weeks, will return home with them.
Harry Ackley and Amos Doremier
of Fremont were the guests Of Jesse
Duboise short TIME Tuesday. :,
Mrs. William f. Fisher returned
from Leslie Tuesday, where she had
several weeks with her daughter and
grandson.
Mrs. Gregory Miller went to Tru,
FAINT Wednesday,
Matte Hamilton left Wednesday for
Paris to visit her father few days:
Nine more days for the payment OF
taxes.-Wm. +. Fisher, City Treas
urer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Morse have
been entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
r. Lawrence of Lansing, old friends
of Mr. and Mrs. Morse.
Regular monthly supper at the Con-
gregational church dining room Sat
urday night from to o'clock.
Lemuel Skellenger returned Tues
day from Williamson. where he had
been visiting friends for week.
Mrs. Anna Sprague and daughter.
Nina. who have been the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Ortt, returned
home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Seeley and
daughter of Ionia are the guests for
a week of his mother, Mrs. May Seely;;
Mrs. Chas. Geiser, who was called
here to attend the funeral Of Mrs.
Edward Bliss, returned home to Law
ton Monday. Her grandson. Edward
Gieser, returned with er for few
weeks visit.
Don White and sister, Miss Alta
White. returned to Detroit Tuesday.
They have been here since the pass
ing away of their father, Frank
White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Veerstra and
family of Grand Rapids motored to
Belding and spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Upholt and family.
Obituary-Mrs. Bliss
TIL Ioott, &C Mre ana Rligc wild