The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-16
Local Items
All About Our Town And IL. People

Rapids Friday morning to be a guest
at the home of her son for time.
Mrs. Lizzie Schons, of Reed City,
who has been visiting her cousin, Mrs.
Emma Fig, of the north side, left Fri
day at noon to visit for time with
relatives and friends at New Castle,
Pa, her former home.
Ray Jacobus went to Lansing Fri
day at noon to visit for few days
with his mother.
Hospital rummage sale-Nov. 6.
Mrs. VIM. Foss and Mrs. Bernice
Foss have received word that their
son and husband, Orvey Foss, has ar
rived safely overseas.
George Hauck of Mishawka, Ind,
returned to his home Saturday morn
ing after a short visit at the home of
his sister, Mrs. j. K. Stevens and
family.
Miss Berta Barnes was a passenger
on the morning train to Grand Rapids
Saturday.
Hospital rummage sale-Nov. 6.
Mrs. Mile Mowatt returned to her
home at Mishawka, Ind, Saturday
morning after visiting at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. +. Ste
vens.
If you are planning ON doing any
buying of Christmas gifts along the
latter part of December, do it now. as
with no extra facilities, help, time,
ETC., the dealers may be unable to
help you cut later on. Christmas
shopping is in vogue right now.
Hospital rummage sale-Nov. g..
Mrs. Albert Crosby and baby daugh-
ter Helen Jane returned to their
home at Ionia Friday at noon, after
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas, S. Moore.
Mrs. VIM. Aubill left Saturday
morning on a business and visiting
trip to st. Joseph. She intends to be
gone for week or so.
Clinton left Saturday morning for
few days visit at the home of his
aunt at Grand Rapids. Their daugh-
ter. Miss Lena Russell, went down
there Saturday night.
George Elmendorf and his mother
went to Grand Rapids Saturday morn
ing fer the day to visit with relatives.
Robert Grow and family are NOV
I. ing into their new house, 415 North
State street.
Hospital rummage sale-Nov. 6.
Mrs. j. M. Thomas returned Mon
day night from Grand Rapids where
she had been spending few days
with her daughter, Mrs. Lulu Annis,
who has been having the grippe. She
was some better so she came home
with her mother fer few days until
she is better, but she is still ill.
Miss Grace Shannon, who is now
working in the office of the Republic
Motor Co., Alma, was home over Sun
day, visiting her mother, Mrs. Kate
Shannon. She reports that the girls
in the Republic office are all engaged
in Red Cross war work and that they
have all bought Liberty bonds.
Mrs. w. A. Eddy of Alpena spent
the week end with Mrs. H. K. Fergu-
son of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Crook returned
Tuesday to Detroit after two weeks
visit at the home of j. p. Jacoby.
They helped celebrate the 25th ami
versary of the marriage of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacoby, Oct. 3, 1918.
Hospital rummage sale-Nov. 6.
Owing to the influenza epidemic
and quarantine the Empress theater
has cancelled all bookings and will
remain closed until the quarantine
is lifted. which the authorities state
will be in about ten days.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Har-
ger, Sunday afternoon, October 10,
a nine pound girl. DR.. Stanton re-
ports both mother and daughter as
doing well.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Up
holt. at the Belding hospital, Satur-
day, October II, daughter.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kari
of Otisco, Sunday, Oct. 13, a ten
pound daughter. DR.. Dutt assisted
the stprk and reports all concerned
as doing nicely.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel
Mooney, Oct. IA, a ten pound SON.
progressing nicely. Mrs. Mooney
was formerly Miss Mary Martin Of
this city.
Hospital rummage sale-Nov. 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kidd have
received word that their son, Ray,
has arrived safely overseas.
Miss Imogene Ireland, who has
been spending a month with her mo-
Their, has returned to New York. Miss
Ireland has charge of the office of
the Industrial department of the
War Work Council Of the National
board of the Y. w. G. A.
Harry G. Evans retrned to his po-
sition at Muskegon, Monday after
noon, after having spent a few days
at home with his family hero. Harry
is working in a munitions factory
there.
Hospital rummage sale-Nov. 6.
Miss Ruth Blekkink left Tuesday
for Holland, Mich, where she will
spend her vacation with her parents.
Mrs. James +. Donnelly left Tes-
day for Draper. So. Oak. She has
been a guest at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Engemann of this city.
Mrs. Donnelly was a former resident
of this city and will be remembered
better as Miss Bertha Moon.
Miss Carrie Rhodes and Miss Wv
ian Carr of Mt. Pleasant spent Sun
day with Miss Rhodes parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Rhodes.
Hospital rummage sale--Nov. g.
j. B. Essex and wife are visiting
their son, Erwin Essex and wife in
Grand Rapids and are going to re-
main there until Mr.. Essex has recov-
cred from his injury of week ago