Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-19

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taking business course in the Nc
Lachlin school.
Warren Weatherby returned last
Saturday from Greenville, where he
had been to visit his son, Charles
Weatherby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Hall and
Chas. Hall and son, Forrest of Hast
ings drove to Bedding Sunday and
spent the day with A. M. Hall and
family. The former are Mr.. Halls
parents.
The Belding Woman's Relief Corps
is doing its bit" in Red Cross work.
At the last meeting of the corps it
sent to- G. +. Angel a check for
$3.50. This makes $500 already con-
tributed.
The Southwest Eureka Ladies'
aid will meet with Mrs. John B. Lus-
combe, in Belding, for dinner Thurs
day, September q. There will be
election of officers and a large at
| tendance is desired.
William K. Foote went to Grand
Rapids Monday on business, inspect
ing factories. His little grandson,
John Grub, who had been here few
days, returned with him to the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Grub.
| Mrs. M. E. H. Coville has received
pledge cards for the Hoover food
conservation plan by housewives and
every woman can join the conserva-
ton club and get button on the pay
ment of ten cents. Many women are
joining the club. i.
Captain Thomas G.. Stevenson was
| in the city a few hours Monday. He
was on his way to Edmore to assist
| in adjusting a fire loss for the Peo-
pies Mutual Fire Insurance company
of Ionia, Montcalm and Clinton
counties.
Fred Salyer, who was arrested a
| few months since on a statutory
charge and placed in the Ionia county
jail for trial, has been released on
bail. He was drafted and is one of
the boys who are obliged to report
| at Battle Creek this week.
Melvin Sprague of Los Angeles,
California is the guest of his son,
Vern Sprague, and other relatives.
He is here for a visit and will take
in other places in Michigan before
returning home. Mr.. Sprague went
west more than twenty years ago.
Major Frank r. Chase did not at.
tend the national c. A. r. encamp-
ment in Boston which was held there
recently, being the first he has missed
attending. He is in line for the
Portland, Oregon meeting next year
and has reservations already made.
]. +. Cook of Orleans picked up
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Carlton and
daughter, Sarah, Mr.. and Mrs. Baker
and two daughters, Sarah and Madge,
of Lakeview and Miss Montague of
Grand Rapids and Mr.. and Mrs. Al.
Wells and daughter, Alfredo, visited
at the home of Robert Wells Sunday,
Mrs. Mary Robertson being the
hostess.
the pocketbook advertised recently in
the Banner. containing money and a
pendant. He saw the notice in the
lost column and last week returned
it to this office. If the party loosing
the same had not advertised it, Mr..
Cook would still have been looking
for the owner.
The editorial desk has been graced
this week with asters and American
Beauty roses plucked from the city
hall grounds by the hand of Elmer r.
Cook. who seems to know just how
to care for plants and flowers and
bring them to maturity. The park
grounds about the building are well
kept and looking fine.
Mrs. William Evans of Sparta was
in the city few days last week the
guest of Mrs. Eugene Benson and
other friends. She came here to
! meet her son, Leo Hammond, before
he left for Waco, Texas. but was dis
appointed in not seeing him as his
company was liable to call for the
Waco trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Giffin, who
have been the guests of his uncle, J.
Nj. Giffin, returned last week to
Schenectady, New York. He is in the
employ of the General Electric Mot
ors company and says the company
have about twenty five thousand peo-
pie on their pay roll and disburse to
the workmen $250,000 at each pay
day.
Wortley & French's is the place to
buy Mi-o-na stomach tablets, the
guaranteed treatment for indiges-