Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-23

Mrs. w. /. Cox and daughter,
Maggie, were here from Lansing over
| Sunday to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Whitney.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. Osterhout and
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Osterhout the
latter of Chicago, motored to Alma
Saturday for a brief visit.
Mrs. Robert Squires left Friday for
Grand Rapids. She will also visit in
Rockford and intends before return
ing to make trip to Indiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Banks left
Monday for their new home in Sagi-
nav, where he has q position in the
w. C. Weichman department store.
Gus Brakeman made business trip
to Lowell Thursday. He Is arrang-
ing to fit up building on his place
at Kiddville and manufacture bas-
kets.
A delegation of Ionia ladies in
three automobiles were in Belding
Friday. They registered at Hotel
Bedding and made visit to the silk
mills, before returning home.
Virgil Altenburg went to Lansing
Saturday, where he has. accepted
position as cashier in the freight de-
partment of the Pere Marquette COM
pany.
j. C. Taylor of Ionia was in the
city Saturday, inspecting oil and
gasoline in accordance with the law
relative to his Office as deputy oil
Charles Wheeler of Orleans was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. w.
Delden Monday. He remained over
night to take part in the rehearsal
for the class play.
Howard Stackus, Elmer Harring-
ton and Leo Hammond left Friday for
Lansing to await orders to go to a
training camp in the artillery division
of the army.
who was the guest of his daughter,
Mrs. Clyde Cooper, left on his return
home TO Maple Rapids Friday. Mrs.
Cooper accompanied him to lonia.
Harry Fletcher, linotype man on
the Banner force, visited his father
and other relatives in Flint Saturday
and Sunday. His father, who is
eighty-one years old, is In failing
health.
Mrs. Harmon Sharp of Lansing and
Mrs. Retta Faunce of Fowlerville re-
turned home Friday. They had been
guests of Mrs. Charles Hopkins and
and Mrs. Faunce also visit
ed Mrs. Orth at w. Z. Fishers.
Don Dean, manager of the Brin-
ton F. Hall fruit farm, is making |
to spray the apple or
chards with a Niagara sprayer. The |
machine was unloaded here from the |
car last week.
Chas. A. Wagner went to Chica-
go last Saturday to remain few
days and attend the National Music
show. Mrs. Wagner and son, Thay-
err, have been in Big Rapids few
days while he was away.
Reduced prices on all women's and |
hats for Thursday, Friday |
and Saturday of this week. Millin-
cry parlor at my residence, corner of |
East Liberty and Alderman streets.
adv. Mrs. Frank j. Luck.
f. w. Ranney went to Detroit Fri
day to attend a banquet, and while |
eating a steak a piece of the bone |
stuck in his throat and he was taken |
to a hospital where several doctors
were unsuccessful in getting it out. |
He returned home to Greenville and
had it removed.
Fred Thompson lost Jersey calf
out of his yard one day last week
and the animal got so frisky 1T
cut out into his woodlot on the back
forty and at last accounts was still
going. Fred would like to locate it
and has an advertisement in the want
column of the Banner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ola Bignell have
been in Mcbride a few days. They
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Skel-
lenger and Mr.. Bignell and "Tom"
made frequent trout fishing trips to
the nearby streams and made a num-
Der of fine catches.