Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-06

Mr.. and Mrs. W. \. Covert, Jr., and
family visited with Mrs. Covert'l
mother, Mrs. +. p. Sweet, of South
Lowell Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Schmidt re.
visit in Grand Rapids.
Miss Lena Raspberry returned Mon
day from Alpena, where she was call
ed on account of the illness OF her
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Huntley Of Lam
sing were in the city Tuesday. They
came in their car and arrived almost
in time for breakfast, having left
Lansing at an early morning hour.
Their many friends here were pleased
to meet them. They were accompan-
led by Leotus Benson, who came to
register and to visit his parents.
Mrs. A. j. Blair cnaperoned her
Sunday school class of about fifteen
or twenty young ladies last Wednes-
day at picnic supper up the river
beyond the city park. A couple OF
pounds of wennies and bacon were
cooked and with hot coffee and other
good things the outing was made an
interesting one.
C. w. Rowland left Monday for
Grand Rapids and from there will go
to Flint, where he is connected with
the Red Cross service and its activi-
ties.
Miss Ella Lehman returned to
Grand Rapids this week. She has
been here for some time making re-
pairs to her house on the Stocking
addition that her father, Matthias
Lehman, may have a comfortable and
convenient place to live during his de-
clining years.
Glenn Mcintosh went to Grand Rap
ids Monday to enlist.
Frank Donovan was home from De-
troit this week. He came to attend
to his registration duty.
Harlow Dewey of Grand Rapids and
Mrs. Ernest Dewey of Detroit were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. f..
Bricker a few days last week. They
came to spend Decoration day.
Relatives here of the little Miss
June Marie Jakeway, who came to
bless the home of her. parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Jakeway, in Flint last
week, are much pleased to hear Of
her safe arrival.
Mrs. Henry Gilman arrived here
from Lansing Monday. She was on
her way to Palo to attend the funeral
of Levi Race.
Miss Gladys Bartlett has been in
Lakeview a few days. She went
there Tuesday.
T. j. Mcpherson went to Stanton
Tuesday. He has been here from
Riverdale for a few weeks.
William Joiner was in Greenville
over Sunday.
Charles Fl. Stout of Lakeview was
in the city Monday.
Mrs. Ella Moore was in Grand Rap
ids Monday on business trip.
Warren Weatherby of Stratford.
Tex, and his son, r. L. Weatherby. of
Greenville were in the city Monday
the guests of w. j. Altenburg. War
rem recently returned from Texas,
where he resided for the past ten
years, having formerly lived near
Perrinton. He sold out his Texas
property and will locate again in
Michigan as soon as he can find a
place to suit him.
The flower mission of the w. c. t.
u. will meet with Mrs. f. f. Cook in
the city hall Friday, June 8 at 2:3O.
Come and bring flowers.
Mrs. l.. d. Wright, teacher in the
Ellis school, after three weeks i'll
ness, left for her home at Rapid City
Monday. Her Sunday school class of
boys went to her home Sunday after
noon to spend the class hour with her
and to join with her host of friends in
wishing her speedy recovery and to
say goodbye.
= Miss Elvira Bunce, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Bunce, who returned
from Chicago last week, is till very
seriously ill.,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Silman and son,
of Fowler, were the guests of Mrs. F..
Pretzel Sunday.
Miss Sarah Helmick spent Friday
and Saturday with friends in Ionia.