The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-07


Julia and Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hill were
and Mrs. Fred Hill of Sunfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Leach and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Hale drove to Grand
Rapids Sunday. Mrs. Lydia Alder
man celebrated her 88th birthday by
riding with them and visiting her sis
ter who lives there and is "a years OF
aQe. Mrs. Alderman is we'll pre-
served lady for one of her years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hall were at
Baldwin lake Sunday. q.
Mrs. Hazel Spaulding and daugh-
ter spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Gardner and family.
! Messrs. Bert Hill, Alden Rowley
and wives were at Long lake Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. York and Mrs.
w. S. Purdy and children were call
ers of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Woodbridge
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Whipple of Bel
ding called on friends Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stebbins and Miss
Hildah Christensen Of Saranac are
spending a few days with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Christensen and
family.
Mrs. Nora Palmer and Lyle spent
a few days last week with Mrs. Ross
in Ionia.
Claude jackson, son of Henry Jack
son was home on a seven day fur
Tough and came for a visit with his
grandfather, Hyde Jackson and other
relatives. He was one of the 1,4OO
who were saved at the sinking of the
San Diego. They were in the water
four hours and ali but. six were saw
ed. He has been fireman on the
boat over year since joining the
navy.
Mrs. C. G. Holland was Sunday
guest of her son, Theo and wife in
Ionia.
Mrs. A. p, Sabin visited Mrs. Fan
ME Eckert Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Net Spaulding and
family were Sunday callers on Mrs.
Della Spaulding, Mrs. Nora Palmer,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Spaulding and
families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Knight and
Long lake few days.
from Mt. Pleasant for a four weeks
vacation from school work.
Green's Ladies' Aid will picnic at
Long lake Friday, Aug. 9.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Hoppough of
East Orleans spent Sunday at Bald
win lake, Greenville.
Orleans w. c. Il. u. will have
sunshine meeting at the home of Mrs.
M. l.. Howe August 80. All members
of the l.. T. l.. and parents are invit-
ed.
AL. Meade is some better.
Mrs. Two King has serious attack
of la grippe.
Mrs. Geo. Hoyt has been very ill
but is little better.
Several attended the services in
John Rasmussen's grove Sunday.
Mrs. Austin Reid passed away at
about a. m. Sunday morning at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Will Ran
som near Shiloh.
Frank and Eugene Hoppough and
wives attended the Smyrna Friend
ship club picnic at Reeds lake Thurs
day.
Miss Loucille Ehlers of Easton, Mrs.
Ethel Johnson of Belding, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. S. Cross of Grand Rapids,
Ray McKibbin of Detroit were Sunday
visitors at d. c. Wilbur's.
Mrs. Z. c. Hcppough has serious
attack of rheumatism and is staying
with Mrs. Mark Hoppough in Ionia.
The funeral of Mrs. Austin Reid
will be held at the M. +. church We'd
nesday afternoon.
Mrs. Elmer Towne returned to her
home near Blanchard Saturday even
ing after several weeks visit with
friends.
Mrs. Electa Towne visited friends
in Westand South Orleans the past
week.
Mrs. John Othogh of Lansing spent
asst week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Schultz and other relatives.
The farmers of Orleans and vicinity
will appreciate the fact that a feed
mill has been installed at the elevator
as they were greatly Inconvenience
by the loss of the other mill by fire
last January.
Mrs. A. L. Sherwood and two daugh-
tiers are spending the month at the
Harmon cottage at Long lake, Mr..
Sherwood driving over after closing
hours.
Mrs. Minnie f. Gates received let
ter from her son Seth from "some-
where in France. He writes that he
S o. k and the weather is fine, not
very warm nor much rain. Mr.. Gates
is a telegraph operator in the Signal
corps and thinks it would be fine to
see the country and meet others but
they are kept by themselves. He
wonders if we use rye bread here.
They use it there and like it. The