Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-21

MI. anu MRS. byron Oult nave m0Y-
ed from Bay City to Alma. Mr. Dutt
having been transferred to that place
by the Pere Marquette company. Mrs.
Dutt was formerly Miss Gladys Ellis
of this city.
Mrs. Samantha Bray of Manitoba
Is visiting friends and relatives in this
vicinity and at GreenvilIe. She is a
niece of "Wid" Howe, whom he had
not seen for many years.
Mrs. Fred 0lger Of Grand Haven
has been visiting friends inthe city
this week. She has returned home.
his trip to attend the knights of
| Pythias function Tuesday night and
left again in the morning for Sagi-
nav.
Leander Berry returned home to
Chadwick Monday. He had been Wis
iting his son, Luther Berry here, and
also friends in Greenville.
Floyd Haynes Of Alma was in the
city Tuesday and Wednesday. He
came to attend the Pythian roll call.
This winter he is working in a bar
Der shop in Alma, but will take to the
farm in the spring.
Mrs. Alexander Balm and two chill
dren, Lila and Gerald, went to Grand
Rapids Tuesday to see her sister, Mrs.
Albert Ritzma, who is very i'll in the
Butterworth hospital, having under
gone an operation.
Guy Alexander of Grand Rapids
was in the city Tuesday. He went
to Stanton and returned to attend the
| Pythian roll call in he evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George ID. Forman
are assisting in the home of his
brother, Horace Forman, while the
latter's wife is in the Blodgett Mem
orial hospital in Grand Rapids, for
/, treatment.
Mrs. Elizabeth Parks. who has been
the guest of her son, Ben Parks, re-
turned to Fenwick Tuesday. Her
son, A. c. Parks, of Harbor Springs,
who has also been visiting here, re-
turned with her. He will return here
before leaving for home.
William Joiner was released from
the hospital Tuesday. He had been
there five weeks suffering with blood
! poisoning. After the amputation of
his finger it was feared he would lose
his hand also, but the danger of fur
ther infection is passed and his physi-
clan reports the hand can be saved.
Mrs. w. l.. Atwood arrived from
Grand Rapids Tuesday to remain a
flew days with relatives here.
Jason Scott and grandson, Clay
ton McNaughton, returned from
Grand Rapids, where they had been
for a few days visiting relatives.
Mrs. Arba Face returned from
Kalamazoo Tuesday, where she was
called to attend the funeral of a rel
alive, A. ID. Runsdale.
! Alvin S. Dimmick made a business
trip to Ionia Tuesday.
Miss Eleanor Stiles returned Mon
dany from Traverse City.
The Republic Motor Truck band
of Alma passed through here Tues
day on their way to Grand Rapids to
take part in the big auto show be-
ing held there this week.
Mrs. Ella Lewis, who has been the
cook in the city hospital for the past
three months, has resigned her place,
and Mrs. Williams has taken the job.
Mrs. Lewis went to Rodney Wednes-
day.
z. L. Brooks of Grattan was in the
city Wednesday on his way to Grand
Rapids on a business trip.
Mrs. Lydia Mack of Vestaburg was
in the city Tuesday on her way to
Lansing. She is a cousin of James
Ovenhouse and was disappointed in
not finding him home, he having gone
to the Soldiers Home for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Moore were
called to Greenville Tuesday to attend
the funeral of Mrs. George Under
hill, who died suddenly Saturday
night, while eating her supper.
Chas. Gleason of Grand Rapids was
in the city Tuesday. He was on his
way to the farm in Orleans.
Mrs. George Hopkins returned to
Greenville Tuesday. She had been
here, the guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Finley Simpson.
VIM. Forbes returned home to
Greenville Tuesday. He had been here
the guest of John Lewis and family
and also of Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Sum
mer.
Harry MINER has finished his job
of painting and decorating on the new
house of A. ID. Comstock, east OF
Palo. Mr.. Comstock's farm home is
one of the best in that section of the
country. He and Mr.. MINER were in
the city Wednesday. Mr.. Comstocl
will now furnish his home ready fol
occupancy soon.