Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-04-03

here with her son and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Geiser, returned home
to Lawton Saturday.
A. +. Gerardy, who moved of the
farm he recently sold, is now comfort
ably settled in the w. j. Pollock
house on the north side.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Haw-
ley Of Keene, March 81, d twelve
pound daughter. She has been NAM
ed Katherine Elizabeth.
! Miss Mary Ann Ravell and Miss
Helen Lapham returned to lonia Mon
day, having spent the Easter vacation
!, at their respective homes.
! Miss Blanche Voelker of Ionia left
here Tuesday for Alma. Her father,
II. +. Voelker, brought her from Ionia
to catch the morning train.
| Mrs. Elmer Hansen Of Grand Hav-
en- is here visiting her people, Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. O. Thompson, and assisted
lduring his sickness and death.
Misses Helen and Hazel Gotta, Ruth
Edwards and Lucille Bricker returned
to college Saturday, after a weeks
vacation at their homes In the city.
John j. Crossken has gone to Chi
cago where he will transact some
business and Also remain for a time
to help in the painting and decorating
season.
Josiah Evans. of Lansing, one of
the oldest travelling men on the road
and who has been making Bedding for
the past % years, was in the city
Friday.
Mrs. HI. j. Milum and daughter,
Gertrude, were in Greenville Saturday
for the day. Mrs. Milum, whose home
lis i'm Connecticut, has been visiting
here for some time.
L. E. Trimble made business trip
to Grand Rapids Monday. He says it
keeps the bakers guessing now days
how to handle the substitute PROPOSE
] ton in their line of business.
Mrs. l.. Braley returned home to
Cadillac Monday. She had been Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. Clark Graves.
Her mother, Mrs. Welch, who has
been here all winter, returned with
her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie w. Knee and
son have returned from Northern
Michigan, where they went last fall
to reside on his farm. They left
Saturday for Saranac to visit his
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer BEDFORD of
North Eureka have been the guests of
their daughter, Mrs. Alice Smith.
Mrs. Smith has returned from Racine,
Wisconsin, where she was called on
account of the death of her brothers
wife.
| Richard Parker, a former Orleans
resident and well known here few
years ago was in the city the past
week. He has been residing in Ber-
rien Springs and Niles for the past
few years, in the employ of large
lumber firm. His brother, Will Park
er is there also.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwyn Williams left
Friday for Port Sanilac, where they
will make their future home. Both
young people are we'll known here and
will be greatly missed. The Banner
will go to them the coming year so
that they will be informed of activi-
ties here.
Mrs. w. s. Ellis, who had been the
guest of Mrs. Z. j. Knapp, returned
home to Grand Rapids Saturday. Mrs.
Knapp accompanied her to Grand
Rapids and continued on to Kalama-
zoo, remaining over Sunday, where she
met her son, Clayton Knapp, from
Camp Custer.
the Guy NlSlJlnR Ills ldIHei anu ISid-
tives over Sunday. He has arranged
to get into government service and
will soon go to Philadelphia to get
into a department Of the work which
has to do with the manufacture of
gas explosives.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. l.. VanBenschoten
of Portland left Saturday for Saginaw
to visit their son, Maurice VanBen-
schoten Thew had been guests of
relatives and friends here for a few
days. Mr.. VanBenschoten has closed
out his Dakota property and will now
make his home in Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Stokes of Green
vile were guests of their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. E. l..
Harrington. over Sunday. Their son,
Forrest Stokes, of Grand Rapids was
also here He is soon going to Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas to take posi-
ton in the service of Uncle Sam In
the signal corps department
Harry Osgood of Grand Rapids is
in the city working in the interests of
the Maccabee order. He is district
deputy and has had long experience
in the line of boosting for that
splendid fraternal organization. The
lodge here will undoubtedly take on
new life before he gets through his
: work with the members here.
: Judge of the court for their release
on suspended sentence in some cases
and has been successful in bringing
about their reformation.