Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-16

returned from Cadillac, where they
went to visit his people. They found
them well and happy and nicely set
tied.
Mrs. Cora Finch of Kalamazoo, who
was called here short time ago by
: the illness of her mother, Mrs. Nc
NCreary, left for her home in that city
Tuesday. Mrs. McCreary went with
her and will take treatment at hos
pital there.
Mrs. Ralph Stackus, Mrs. Clarence
Packard and Mrs. j. f. Wood attended
the funeral of Mrs. c. A. Williams in
Greenville Saturday. Mrs. Williams
was the mother Of Miss Carrie Will
Harry Meade spent Sunday in
Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Caroline Ranger left for her
home in Charlevoix Tuesday, after
spending six weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Will Orser.
Miss Nettie Brooksbank returned
from Big Rapids Monday, where she
had been visiting her mother. She
| G.. M. Blett of Grand Rapids spent
Sunday with his wife here
1 Mr.. and Mrs. James Dennie were
Greenville visitors Sunday.
| Frank Mier spent Sunday with
Bedding friends.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Grinnell spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. and
MRS. r. c. Larson OF Greenville.
Mrs. Lee Cusser was a Grand Rap
ids visitor Monday.
! Mrs. w. II. Kennedy was an Ionia
visitor Tuesday.
Z. j. Hoolihan, former base ball
player in our local team, and a stud
ent of Alma college, passed through
town Sunday night on his way to
Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, where he will go
into military training at the officers
camp there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tingley of Or
leans are the proud parents of an
eight-and-o -half-pound son. Mrs.
Tingley was formerly Dulcie Moore
Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cannon and
daughter, Ruth, were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. f. M. Parney.
Mrs. Jack Higdon of Plymouth,
Ind, visited here with friends the
first of the week. Mrs. Higdon will
be remembered as Miss Orpha Lar
sen.
Miss Gladys Hamilton is quite i'll
with German measles.
Mrs. Willis Wood is able to be out
again.
Mrs. Ansel Johnston and Mrs. Har-
ley Gilmore were in Grand Rapids
Saturday.
After spending the winter with her
sister here, Mrs. Miles Wood, Mrs.
Julia Teed returned to her home in
Barryton last week.
Leonard Wood and Roy Francisco
left for Alma Monday, where they
have positions.
Mrs. Fred LAGRANGE returned to
Stanton, after visiting relatives here
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Forman re-
turned from Ann Arbor Saturday.
Mrs. William Allen is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Wesley Porter and baby left
for Paris for a few days visit We'd
nesday.
Smith Stanton has a cocoanut
which came in a lot he purchased
on which some genius has carved into
the nut a comical head and face of
man.
Thomas B. Ford, son of the late
Melbourne H. Ford. of Grand Rap
ids. was inthe city Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Kirkland of De-
troit were in the city Tuesday and
Wednesday. They were on their way
to visit friends in Lakeview.
Leonard Weeks left for Detroit
Tuesday to dispose of a load or two
of cattle, which he has purchased in
the past two weeks.
A postal card from Mrs. Laura
Clemens at st. Petersburg, Florida,
says that she expects to arrive home
this week.
Louis c. Willard of st. Petersburg,
Florida arrived in the city Tuesday.
He had been to Flint and expects to
remain in Michigan few weeks be-
fore returning south.
Samuel Ansbaugh, a resident of
this city twenty years ago, at which
time he operated a barber shop, was
in the city Tuesday and Wednesday.
He is now residing in Onaway and be-
ing in Detroit on business, conclud-
ed he would take a look at Bedding
before returning home.
Silas Cobb of Grand Haven was in
the city this week, being called here
on account of the illness of Mrs. p.
c. Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stout re-
turned this week from Modesto,
California, where they have been
spending the winter. He reports
business little quiet in the west. Mr..
Stout is contemplating going into
business at Alma.
Howard Stackus, Elmer Harring-
ton and Leo Hammond went to Lans-
ing to enlist in the service. They all
passed the examination and Howard
and Elmer will leave this week to join
Mr.. Hammond at the training camp.
The many friends, of Mrs. l.. Kim
berly will be pleased to know her con-
dition is so much improved that she
was able to go home from the hospi-
tai Tuesday.
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