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

in the city last week visiting friends
and at her cousins, George Hall,
leaving for Ionia Saturday. Mrs.
Whitney was formerly Miss Verle
Temple and lew years ago employ
ed i'm the Banner Office. She has re-
sided i'm Chicago seven years, where
Mr.. Whitney is engaged in the bust
ness of training racing horses, hav-
ing now string of twenty under his
charge. He expects to enter some
fast animals i'm the races at Port
Huron and Mt. Clemens this summer.
Mrs. A. M. Hall and son, Frederic,
are visiting with Mrs. Halls parents
in Hastings. They attended the meet
ing of the Barry-Ionia county pub
fishers at Lake Odessa Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur c. Whitney
left Wednesday night for Sparta,
where they will visit for several days
with relatives.
Mrs. Frank Klock. was in Ionia
Saturday to see her son, Orville, who
is member of Co. Z.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Holmes mot
ored to Marion Saturday to spend
Sunday with his parents.
Miss Georgina Aselin left Satur-
day for Alpena, where she will spend
her vacation. Before returning to her
millinery work here she will go
east and will visit millinery houses
in Buffalo, New York and Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gambler re-
turned last week from a twenty-day
motor trip through Ohio.
Miss Annette boiten and niece,
Miss Alberta Boiten, of Grand Rap
/ ids, are guests at Mrs. M. A. Reeds.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Carr and
daughter, Marjorie, of Sparta, and
Verne Watts Of Ypsilanti were Sun
day guests at Wilbur Whitney's.
I Claude l.. Prefer of Grand Rapids
was in the city Wednesday. He is
| taking a short vacation from work.
/ His daughter, Addie, is with him and
they will also visit his aunt, Mrs.
Delehanty, in Greenville.
I Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Reed returned
Tuesday evening from their trip east.
Mrs. Reeds cousin, William Shank
wiler, of Waterloo. N. w came home
with them for a short visit during his
school vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Durham re-
turned last week from a trip to their
old home towns in the east, having
visited in Connecticut, New Hamp-
4
shire and Vermont.
Mrs. Ethel Jacox of Britton, South
! Dakota, Mrs. Viola Wright of Sheri-
dan, Mrs. Jennie Legg of Greenville,
and Mrs. Asher Shaw were dinner
guests at Mrs. Chas., c. Wright's
! Sunday. All attended the belong
meeting on their return home in the
evening.
The Spiritualists Aid will meet
with Mrs. Fig Thursday, July 27 at
two p. m.
Herbert Noble has been granted an
extention of his furlough for a week
from the hospital and will not leave
until next Monday to report at Lon
don, Ontario.
Henry Scheidt of Reber in the Up
per Peninsula, is visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Scheidt. He
has had charge of large mill and
numbering business there since leay-
ing here about three years ago.
Miss Georgia Smith left Wednes.
day for Stanwood, where she will
spend the balance of the summer.
Mrs. Francis Forman left Wednes-
day for Gladstone TO visit her sister
She will also visit friends and rela-
t:ves in Wisconsin before returning.
MIS-. T.. f1s SOOh was q SdCoS VI
Mrs. Lester Kimberly the first part
of the week.
Mrs. Mary Timmerson of Pierson
is at the home of d. Baty helping care
for their mother, Mrs. Rosanna Fox,
who. is seriously i'll.
Miss Maggie Nash was the Sunday
guest of Miss Minnie Cook.
Chas. Calkins of Ionia was here on
business Monday.
Enoch Howell of Greenville was in
the city Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. III. Daley were
called to Alto Tuesday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Dailey's mother, Mrs
Thomas VanOrder, who died Satur-
day, aged sixty-eight years. Mr.. and
Mrs. VanOrder have been frequent
visitors here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Foss and
! grandson went to Six Lakes Tuesday
to assist in the farm work.
Mrs. Harry Klingensmith was call.
ed to Greenville Tuesday on account
of the sickness of her parents, Mr.