The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-16

leaves now.
But if you wait long enough the
wind will blow them over on your
neighbor's premises.
Our school is closed this week to
give the pupils q chance TO help with
the potato harvest. Miss Ruth Whit
more, our teacher, is visiting her home
folks near Pale
Mrs. A. Barry and Mrs. Marvin
Nash returned Thursday from visiting
two weeks with relatives in Sunfield,
Ionia and Odessa.
Miss Olivia Slawson Of Belding Wis
tied over Sunday with Mrs. Hattie
Moe.
\ Mrs. John Ashley and children of
Coral have been here a few days visit
ing with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
w. Joslin.
Miss Hinebaugh, our station agent,
is quite i'll with grip or influenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Hull visited
Silas Hull and wife in Oakfield frcns
Thursday until Saturday. Mr.. Hull
went fishing while away and caught
four perch. Not very good day for
fishing, he said.
Mrs. Harrington of Grand Rapids
was guest Of Ed. Insley and wife
few days last week.
Mrs. Elgin Condor was a Lowell
visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Skellenger drove down
from Bedding Sunday and visited her
niece, Mrs. Will Cowles. She also
called on Mrs. Eleanor Dicken.
Ernest Aubill called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Sylvester Osborn Friday. : He
will returne to Seattle, Wash, the
latter part Of this week.
A. l.. Hull received word that his
cousin. Hiram Lee, an old resident of
Keene, died Wednesday night at a
hospital in Grand Rapids, two days
after he underwent an operation. Mr..
Lee was well known throughout the
county. He was about 20 years old
and about 80 years ago was sheriff
of this county. He leaves wife and
one son to mourn their loss. Funer-
al services were held Friday and he
was laid to rest in the Saranac ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Karl Cowles and son. Marshall
called on Mrs. Will Cowles Wednes-
day. ssst@sS
Geo. Hoppough has been quite sick
with grip, a cold or influenza, any
way it was bad enough but is some
better now. His son, Carl was up
from Grand Rapids to visit him Sat
urday afternoon.
Louis Compton, Mrs. Ed. Insley and
Mrs. Marvin Nash motored to Grand
Rapids Saturday and Howard Insley
accompanied them home for an over
Sunday visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Holcomb of
Grand Rapids have been guests Of
Albert Northway and wife a few
days.
Mrs. Mary Gray and Mrs. Ida Shaw
of the latter Sunday.
Mrs. Eleanor Dicken and Mrs. Su-
san Huff visited Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Dicken Tuesday.
Mrs. Hattie Moe remembers that on
the first day of October az years ago,
the ground was covered with snow.
Mrs. A. Barry is quite sick with a
sore throat and cold.
Mrs. Helen Purdy went to Bedding
Saturday.
Elgin Condor wanted to do his bit
at saving crops so he helped Glenn
Lee dig potatoes Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Gray has received word
that son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Gray Saturday, Oct. 5. FL
mer is the youngest son of Mrs. Mary
Gray and himself and wife formerly
resided in Pontiac. Elmer is now at
Camp Merriett in New Jersey and his
wife is staying with her parents. He
expects soon to be called to go to
France where three of his brothers
have already gone.
Mrs. Herbert Mehney, Mrs. Albert
Northway, Mrs. A. l.. Holcomb and
Mrs. John Tebbel were Belding visit
ors Saturday.
Mrs. G. D. Bignell and Mrs. Cora
Skellenger of Bedding enjoyed a walk
with We scribe down the railroad track
to Smyrna Sunday and visited through
the day with Mrs. Eleanor Dicken and
family. They also called on Mrs.
Geo. Tebbel.
Ed. Forman motored over from
Rockford Friday and visited Henry
Harris and wife. Mrs. Harris ac-
companied him home and was a
guest Of his family until Monday.
Mrs. Archie Woodruff was in Beld-
ing Thursday and called on her mo-
Their, Mrs. Eli Hanks, her aunt, Mrs.
May Sisco and on Mrs Chas. johnson.
E. A. Stowe Of Grand Rapids. pub
Usher Of The Tradesman, called on
his old friend, George Hoppough, Sat-
urday. George is his oldest sub
scriber, having taken the paper since
it was first published about 80 years
ago.
Mrs. Alfred Davis visited with Mrs.
Geo. Davis Thursday.
Mrs. Elgin Condor is in Greenville
this week helping Geo. Keller in his
store.